Literally 1984
NB4 VPN
I created an account while in the store with an email of fuckyou@thisisstupid.com and a basic password and surprisingly didn’t have to verify the email. Then turned on a VPN to my house.
I plan on just creating a new account every time I go in just to fill up their database with nonsense.
Cool, is samwaltoncaneatabagofdicks@inhell.com still available?
It is not. You need to add a number at the end.
inhell.info is available and Postfix is a thing.
You do realize that they are actually tracking the device itself by the hardware MAC address and other device fingerprints.
The email is just a bonus to let them legally spam you. Anti-spam laws have an exemption. If there’s a prior business relationship like shopping in their stores, they can put you on their spam list unless you opt out.
Bogus email only helps for spam but doesn’t do anything about tracking.
EDIT: For Android when there’s a Captive Portal like the screen shot. devices will use Persistent randomization which while not the hardware MAC will remain the same for the same network where they can track your visits.
GrapheneOS let’s me do a per-connection randomized MAC.
I’m sure they do collect a lot more about my device, but there’s not much I can do about it short of wrapping my phone in tin foil.
Don’t forget to disable wifi and bluetooth before approaching the store, as those give off unique identifiers too.
Don’t forget to spoof your MAC address so they cant see who is making the fake accounts ;D
This is the way. Fuck them.
Not sure about this Walmart case but most you can write any email like random letters a@gmail.com or not even the Gmail part as long as it’s a valid looking mail and then works like you don’t even have to confirm the email or anything.
this is incorrect for the walmart case, next step is the password for the account, so you need to login or create a Walmart account for access
Oh yeah I see I mis read the prompt, I thought it was going with a enter you mail as alternative to using an account.
Why would anyone interested in privacy connect to any public WiFi? That’s crazy.
I am so happy to live in Sweden. All open WiFi networks here are free to use and requires no email or account (VPN recommended as always, though). Even at grocery stores.
That’s generally true in the US as well. That’s why people are so outraged by this.
This might be anecdotal tbh. I am in the US and I run into captive portals all the freaking time. It’s so annoying.
So Walmart has done it again, huh?
More like “we were doing this before, but now we have to tell you we are doing it”.
Please, think about the improved products and services before making any rash decisions.
I always give some bs emails in those authentication forms. Mainly because as a client who tries to connect, I do not have internet access, so I cannot verify my email before they give me the access. And when they gave me access, there is no power in the world to make me do that 🤷
I used to spoof my MAC to connect to Xfinity Wifi hot spots. I would give them emails like “eet4dickComcrap@gmail.com”
Android automatically spoofs your MAC for every network and regularly changes it for each one too unless you explicitly disable that after connecting.
Makes static DHCP leases a PITA.
Yup.
unless you explicitly disable that after connecting.
Accept the terms and continue shopping for condoms, lube, a shovel, a length of sisal rope and a bag of lye
It’s Walmart, don’t forget that they sell ammo there too.
Don’t forget the 100 boxes of Sudafed.
I’ve never agreed to this, but I might be on Walmart Wi-Fi from a long time ago. Once recently shopping at Walmart in person I got an email to my account saying something really creepy like, “rate your in store purchases” and sent me pictures of each item I bought IN STORE with an invitation to rate each. Also included my real name. This isn’t even the email I use for my online pickup orders.
Don’t all stores do this, particularly those with membership cards? Isn’t one of the main reasons for these cards to track your purchases in exchange for discounts, besides fostering loyalty? All major stores in my area operate like this. If you use scan-and-pay with a smartphone or another device, joining their membership program is mandatory. They monitor what, when, and where you buy, and sometimes even why. I don’t understand why this surprises some people.
Walmart is not a membership store. I never scanned a membership card, or put in any code or anything. I walked in with my child, browsed around a little bit, ended up purchasing a water gun and some potted flowers, paid at the self-scan, and walked out. I did use a debit card, but that card shouldn’t even be connected with the old account that I got an email for, as the card is years newer than the account.
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood. My bad. I thought the outrage was about them collecting data, which is normal. ; but that’s very strange. How did they connect your purchase/receipt to your email? Have you found out yet?
Expecting privacy on someone else’s network is absurd.
it’s not like they weren’t doing this before
Fake email and vpn = Free private connection
You dont even have to type a real email it doesn’t verify anything. Just something@somewhere.xxx
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Next time try @@@@@@@@@@@ and see if it works
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I usually do
thepresident@whitehouse.govWorks most of the time.
I sincerely hope no one has the email
test@testtesttest.combecause ohhhhh boy have they been getting some emails.It was you!!
The amount of success I’ve had with optout@businessdomain.tld is unreal
I personally use .@dot.com or dot@dot.com because it’s fast to type lol
I use https://temp-mail.org/en/ when signing up for one time stuff
Yeah I use simplelogin but for stuff I don’t care about like this I’d probably use that or spam keyboard for fake email
Pedantic but
vpn free
Boy I hope not
There was an equal sign in between those words. Idk if it’s visible on your end but I see it on mine. That being said, the only free vpn I would use is protonvpn. Downside is it’s slow and unstable due to using a free plan.
You do realize they were almost certainly doing this before, right?
More of shock value of them announcing it and requiring an email now.
Sometimes these login portals accept any old bogus email or burner account. They were logging your IP anyway so realistically doesnt add any more compromised dafa
I’m gonna assume that by IP you mean MAC address because your IP is something that gets negotiated with the AP when you connect, changes every time you connect and can’t really be linked back to your device at a public AP. In that case, the right move is to enable MAC randomization and connect through a VPN if you need to hide who you’re talking to or just rely on TLS if you don’t care that they know who you’re talking to and only need to hide what was said.
You can also set randomized MAC addresses in your wifi settings
That’s what I meant when I said “enable MAC randomization”
People think your IP address is the key to your treasures but everyone you communicate with on the Internet has your IP or talks to someone who does.
Yup, meant MAC/other hardware info lol
