Could also be Bluetooth or wifi recognition of your phone, I know of several supermarkets that combine this data with rewards cards to recognise you and track you.
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I never turn on BT. I have mac randomization for wifi
Agree on the creepy side, though there's other possibilities besides facial recognition, namely:
- They buy data from a data broker. Said data broker bought (or got) location data from any number of apps you have installed on your phone that monitor your location data.
- They associated your phone's Wifi MAC (even if you don't connect to their Wifi) or a bluetooth MAC (of bluetooth headphones, watch, or other device) to you previously, then saw it again
first one is not plausible, I allow no location data to a single app, especially not any closed source apps
Second one also not plausible. I have MAC randomization.
Not happened to me but I'd say learn from it and make a new account with fake info and unsubscribe from them and ask to be removed from their database.
Its more than likely the barcode triggered the system
i didnt scan any barcode when i went in recently. I was saying that I did before (a couple years ago i think), which could be how to attached facial data to email, if indeed they did do it the association that with facial data
Do places like this do facial recognition for marketing purposes? It seems like they have much easier ways to track their customers.
Was the survey you received about your recent visit? Or is it possible that it’s a coincidence that they sent it to you after you went in?
In any case, wearing a face mask might help you from being recognized by cameras.
It didnt say why it was sending me a survey. It was just generic, saying they want me to have a good experience. The last time they did that was over two years ago. I don't think it's a coincidence that i had gone into their store a day before.