Watts On Your Screen

The Final Boss of Ad Data

Watts On Your Screen

Show Notes

I talk to the anthropomorphised embodiment of all my online ad data in a horrifying fever dream.

๐Ÿ”—LINKS: How to download your info on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644/ How to download your info on Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/181231772500920 How to download your info on eBay: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Ask-a-Mentor/How-can-I-download-like-an-excel-or-cvs-file-of-my-purchase/td-p/33445982 How to download your info on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=TP1zlemejtTn6pwYKS How to download your data on Hinge: https://help.hinge.co/hc/en-us/articles/360011235813-How-do-I-request-a-copy-of-my-personal-data How to download your data on Tinder: https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005626726-How-do-I-request-a-copy-of-my-personal-data How to download your data on Bumble: https://bumble.com/en-us/help/how-can-i-request-my-data-or-retrieve-past-conversations How to download your data on Spotify: https://support.spotify.com/uk/article/data-rights-and-privacy-settings/

There are probably many more places you can request your data from but I think these cover some of the most interesting / intrusive areas of our online lives: socialising, dating, shopping, and listening.

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๐Ÿ‘ฑโ€โ™‚๏ธ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/

๐Ÿ’Œ WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: [email protected]

๐Ÿค– AI POLICY No AI is, has been, or will be used at any stage of creating this podcast unless explicitly flagged (literally just that episode that was about AI that included an AI Zuckerberg voice). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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