“We can never work out the algorithm,” one of the drivers says, requesting anonymity for fear of losing work. They wonder if the app ignores them if they’ve done a few jobs already that hour, and experiment with standing inside the restaurant, on the pavement or in the car park to see if subtle shifts in geolocation matter. Retail assistants say they have to pay a fee if they want to receive their wages within a month. ‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker Read more

“It’s an absolute nightmare,” says the driver, adding that they permanently lost access to one of the platforms over a matter of a “max five minutes” wait in getting to a restaurant while he finished another job for a different app. Sometimes he gets logged out for a couple of hours because his beard has grown, confusing the facial recognition software.

“It’s not at all like being an employee,” he says. He is regularly frustrated by having to challenge what appeared to be shortfall in pay per job – sometimes just 10p, but at other times a few pounds. “There’s nobody you can talk to. Everything is automated.”

That’s how I feel about Celsius being for everyone.

To be fair, you’re probably more resistant than I am, since you’re on Linux. I’ve gotten ads and bought it if it’s unique and by local artists before. It has worked occasionally on me from Insta back in the day. Not recently though, so you’re right about that part.

I know you said you don’t think are all the way there, but without getting facial recognition involved. I don’t see how they would correlate the two in the first place.

If you have a phone in your pocket, they know who you are and where you are.

Device fingerprinting is a sophisticated technique employed to recognize, monitor, and track individual devices as they interact with websites and applications, by analyzing their unique characteristics. In the digital realm, it allows websites, advertisers, and security experts to monitor user activity, safeguard against cyber threats, and personalize content.

In device fingerprinting, various data points are collected to create a unique identifier for individual devices. Each data point provides specific information about the device or user, contributing to a comprehensive fingerprint.

https://www.appsealing.com/device-fingerprinting/

As soon as someone enters the virtual boundary around your business or a competitor’s, your geofencing advertising campaign will send a notification or mobile ad to that person’s phone that advertises your local store, service, or product.

https://www.webfx.com/blog/marketing/geofencing-marketing/

We get ads on television from our laptop usage. They could play your favorite songs when you go into stores or advertise when you’re geofenced (kiosk billboards or airports, etc.) I’m not sure we’re completely there yet, but we’re definitely in the TV and laptop talking to each other phase. Why do you think they insist your TV is hooked up? Basically, we’re not just talking about websites, think of how they advertise when you walk out the door too.

A recent study published in the journal “Environmental Science & Technology Letters” has found that many popular smartwatch bands contain high levels of toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. These chemicals are used in many products, from cookware to clothing, because they make things non-stick or water-resistant. The problem is, they don’t break down in the environment and can build up in our bodies over time. This can lead to some pretty serious health problems like cancer, immune system issues, and even developmental problems in kids.

“But H20 is a chemical!” /s

AI is probably making that a little harder though.

They’re doing it to sell to companies to sell positive opinions and politics from “real” people.