McDonald's is a real estate company. Target is a data collection company. - ThreadSky

rudetuesday.bsky.social • 23 days ago

McDonald's is a real estate company.
Target is a data collection company.

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aboutmidnight.bsky.social•23 days ago

And it's not only Target. Kroger, Publix, and all the major groceries stockpile and sell our personal data.

rudetuesday.bsky.social•23 days ago

Indeed. All these places track our buying habits, follow us around in their stores, and offer us up for sale.

rudetuesday.bsky.social•23 days ago

"Although the company owns only 18 percent of its stores worldwide, it owns or controls the land and buildings for the vast majority. McDonald’s charges franchisees rent ranging from 8.5 percent to 15 percent of revenue, depending on location and other factors."

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-mcdonalds-franchises/

rudetuesday.bsky.social•23 days ago

https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/about-us/franchising/real-estate.html

rudetuesday.bsky.social•23 days ago

Target has statisticians.

rudetuesday.bsky.social•23 days ago

Target has Data Science and Cybersecurity teams.

rudetuesday.bsky.social•23 days ago

Target has 100+ repositories on GitHub.

rudetuesday.bsky.social•23 days ago

Target has a forensic lab.

"Target’s way of combating shoplifting was to establish a forensics lab in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that is more advanced and high-tech than many police departments’ forensics labs."

https://thehorizonsun.com/features/2024/04/11/the-target-forensics-lab/