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Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful (www.theverge.com)
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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Does the article explain what the "DoorDash problem" is?

[–] ssladam@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Not adequately. They simply say there's some vague "need" to get people to visit the app/site, but they don't outline WHY that's harmful to the company if people can get the information directly.

My guess? It's about data protection. Amazon doesn't want Google via gmail to learn exactly what you're buying. By holding it in house they can better target you than anyone else, and also sell this "high value data" to data brokers