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How did Netflix know I was gay before I did?
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This sort of thing is just gonna happen with recommendation systems. There was a case over a decade ago where Target, the store, figured out that a teenager was pregnant before she told her family, and sent relevant mailings.
It's possible that this story didn't happen. Some points raised here highlight some areas we should remain skeptical.
https://medium.com/@colin.fraser/target-didnt-figure-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did-a6be13b973a5
The one that creeped me out is the fact that my parents received a sample package of baby product from Nestle, under my name a week before my wife gave birth.
Because we were living in another country, did not say anything on social media and did not go to any medical appointment in my parents country.