McDonald's built a 515-page dossier on one customer
BlueBerry2001
17 points
6 comments
August 12, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
mitchbob
> I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase. https://archive.ph/q0qdR
sciencesama
now do target
JohnFen
Maintaining detailed, personal records about you is the primary purpose of affinity programs for any company. Staying far, far away from them all is well-advised.
_se
This is so much more interesting than yet another LLM release.
mooreds
Here's the link to the privacy rights center if you want to know what Micky D's has on you: https://privacyportal-mcdonalds.my.onetrust.com/webform/9890...