McDonald's built a 515-page dossier on one customer

BlueBerry2001 17 points 6 comments August 12, 2026
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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...

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