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inahga ◴[] No.42910118[source]
There are quite a few interesting tracking flows out there.

My rent is paid through a company called Bilt.

I discovered that when I shop at Walgreens now, Bilt sends me an email containing the full receipt of what I bought like so:

    > Hey [inahga],
    >
    > You shopped at Walgreens on 12/1/24 and earned Bilt Points with your
    > Neighborhood Pharmacy benefit.
    >
    > Items eligible for rewards
    > TOSTITOS HINT OF LIME RSTC 11OZ
    > $3.50
    > 
    > +3 pts
    > TOSTITOS RSTC 12OZ
    > $3.50
    >
    > +3 pts
    > Other items*
    > EXCLUDED ITEMS
    > $0.07
    >
    > *May include rewards-ineligible items and/or prescriptions.
Ostensibly (hopefully) it would exclude sensitive items, plan B, condoms, etc...

I'm curious how this data flows from Walgreens to my rent company, but maybe I'd rather not know and just use cash/certified check from now on.

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1. TheBozzCL ◴[] No.42914952[source]
This literally just happened to me last week. I emailed them to ask them how to stop this:

    > I understand you want to opt out of all points and rewards and not be tracked.  
    > 
    > We're constantly working to make Bilt as rewarding as possible. Currently, we don't have an option to opt out of points or rewards. To prevent your transactions from being tracked, the most effective step is to unlink your card from your Bilt account.
    > 
    > To unlink the card:
    >
    > Go to the Wallet tab > Scroll down to the Your Linked Cards section.
    > Look for the card you would like to unlink and tap View all benefits.
    > Click the ellipsis [:] on the top right, then tap Edit > Unlink.
Gah, I hate this service and will avoid renting on buildings that use it in the future.