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Episode 38
Published 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
You thought it was just a faster checkout. But that little beep at the register quietly reshaped retail, rewired your habits, and launched one of the first behavioral data systems ever used on the public — without your consent. This is the story of how a black-and-white square became the first invisible tether between you and the algorithm. And now you know… the part they left out.
Stay sharp. Stay skeptical. #SpotTheGaslight
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