[Tfug] [Bulk] Re: Stallman vs Ubuntu

[Zack Williams]

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:50 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> This is an example of how companies use the data they collect
>
>
> http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/
>
> I worked for an HMO about 15 years ago.  I built a model that determined
> the risk of the groups that were utilizing under the different plans.  This
> info was used by underwriting and sales and service to set pricing.
>

What's funny is when this fails.  I have a male friend who happened to have
a "conventionally female" name who recently started getting mailings for
diapers and formula from a big-box retailer.

- Zack
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