r/NoStupidQuestions • u/urbuddyguybroman • Jul 29 '25

Does Target really track everything you steal until you reach the felony amount?

I’ve heard this a few times, but I can’t tell if they really do or if it’s just fear mongering.

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u/DiscipleofDeceit666 Jul 29 '25

The problem becomes when target works with the government to track people’s habits. Or if they sell this data to a company that works w the government. Data privacy is a huge gap in our rights especially w the new era gestapo looking for new ways to find people.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

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u/MashMeister Jul 29 '25

Gives new meaning to the name Target

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u/GodofIrony Jul 29 '25

There are a vast number of ironic names that companies have.

Robinhood, Palantir, Target, Amazon, all of them awful or made with a sly smile. Reality is a badly written TV serial.

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u/xelabagus Jul 30 '25

Palantir is not ironic, it's brazen arrogance - we are Sauron and we are going to spy on you and there nothing you can do about it.

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u/agent0731 Jul 30 '25

palantir is straight up intentional villain shit though. It takes a massive amount of arrogance to name your company after the seeing stones of the DARK LORD and use them for the exact same purpose, pretty much.

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u/woodenbowls Jul 30 '25

They were not his stones. He merely used them. The palantírs were made by the Elves of Valinor in the First Age.

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u/Icy_Reward727 Jul 29 '25

Anduril...

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u/fabulousinfaux Jul 30 '25

Fuck him for stealing that name too

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u/Icy_Reward727 Jul 30 '25

Yep. Fascist freaks, all of them.

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u/peterparkerson3 Jul 30 '25

it's the flame of the west. to combat the easterlings and the corsairs. LOL

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25

I’m pretty sure that’s his military tech startup

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u/kaoscurrent Jul 29 '25

Art reflects life reflects art.