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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
Technology
London - Asharq Al-Awsat

What Does Amazon Know about You?

The logo of Amazon is pictured inside the company's office in Bengaluru, India, April 20, 2018. (Reuters)

From selling books out of Jeff Bezos’s garage to a global conglomerate with a yearly revenue topping $400bn (£290bn), much of the monstrous growth of Amazon has been fueled by its customers’ data, according to The Guardian.

Continuous analysis of customer data determines, among other things, prices, suggested purchases and what profitable own-label products Amazon chooses to produce.

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