Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads

[rcjordan]

https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-in-vehicle-advertising-patent/

[Brad]

Tell your teen, "Don't go parking in the Ford."

[rcjordan]

Yeah, or dad will get Durex & Pampers ads.

"Target used modeling and data analytics to identify women as being pregnant before those same women tell their closest friends and family members."

https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/how-target-used-data-analytics-to-predict-pregnancies/
How Target Used Data Analytics to Predict Pregnancies

[Travoli]

Related Reddit post today:

"When Oura knows you're miscarrying before you do"

https://www.reddit.com/r/ouraring/comments/1fc10rf/when_oura_knows_youre_miscarrying_before_you_do/

[ergophobe]

>> Target

Be skeptical of these stories.

https://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/machinelearningtimes/target-really-predict-teens-pregnancy-inside-story/3566/

In my work as a historian, I would consider this definitely unproven. I sent this to Seth Godin who asked Charles Duhig who said he takes to a Target executive who said it happened. Again, as a historian, that would not be sufficient for me to assert this


This is one of the main differences between a historian and a journalist.