Report shows that Amazon uses data from Alexa smart speakers to serve targeted ads – The Verge

Amazon and third parties (including advertising and tracking services) collect data from your interactions with Alexa through Echo smart speakers and share it with as many as 41 advertising partners. That data is then used to β€œinfer user interests” and β€œserve targeted ads on-platform (Echo devices) as well as off-platform (web).” It also concludes that this type of data is in hot demand, leading to β€œ30X higher ad bids from advertisers.”

β€” Read (The Verge)

Steve Jenkins

April 24, 2022

RT [@crampell](https://twitter.com/crampell/status/1517881537248780288) Amazing.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s “enhanced” truck inspections turned up zero drugs or migrants, but cost Texas consumers and businesses an estimated $4.2 billion.
Delays resulted in $240 million in spoiled produce alone.
https://t.co/SRw2ecNsAM

Steve Jenkins

April 22, 2022

Exclusive: France and Germany evaded arms embargo to sell weapons to Russia https://t.co/Y9CHph5ecL via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SJenkins/status/1517683652611743744)

Steve Jenkins

April 21, 2022

The dumplings from the local restaurant are usually pretty good, but that’s not the case today. What the hell happened this time? https://t.co/CI8m0S58DC via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SJenkins/status/1517289309036068864)

Steve Jenkins

April 21, 2022

Four Virginia cities among the top ten cleanest places to live in the U.S.

Roanoke, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Virginia Beach make this list.

https://t.co/1IA3KOmGWB via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SJenkins/status/1517222469219852289)