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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T18:35:06.000Z",
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    "Privacy",
    "FineCoatMummy",
    "10 comments"
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  "textContent": "submitted by FineCoatMummy to privacy\n37 points | 10 comments\n\nSo years ago I made an account on an online shopping platform. I took pains to do it as privately as I could. Shipping address as PO box. Didn’t use real name to sign up. Masked credit card for payment. Etc.\n\nI had it for IDK like 6 years? 7 years? I didn’t use it a LOT, but let’s say once a month avg. Over those years I had 100% the best feedback rating. I never caused any prob to anyone. I acted in good faith.\n\nSuddenly one day… account canceled. Contacted company. They said send us copy of your gov photo ID. I said how about no?\n\nI know it was b/c my account triggered some predictive anti abuse system. Scammers do a lot of what I did. Diff is, I was not a scammer. I just wanted some privacy. Wasn’t even buying anything embarrasing. Just normal shit.\n\nI thought since I got 6+ yrs of history, spend like mid 4 digits of $$ total, zero probs, perfect feedback for 6 years, I figured hey maybe I wouldn’t be lumped in. But fuck me sideways.\n\nFunny thing is. I had an older acct under my real name. It had LESS total purcahse history. By a lot. I never submitted any ID to create it. It’s still there. It still works. Diff is, it’s tied to my home addy and real name. It didn’t trigger anti-abuse prediction. ANd it is _prediction_! I never abused anything, and never would.\n\nMore and more, I can’t participate in the world, if I try to protect myself from data brokers that collect every fucking thing I do.\n\nI’m sorry. I just had to rant lol. What is your experience with online shopping, if you try to set it up not tied directly to your name, phone, & home addy?",
  "title": "Online shopping, privacy and behavior prediction. A rant."
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