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[Deb1010again]

On 8/22/2014 september said:

I'm not following how they can ID you just through your IP address. I've entered mine into those searches with names like "what does my IP tell about me?"...and it varies each time. It has never once id'ed the town where I actually live. It usually is within a 15 mile radius. So...how would they find me, based on that?

That's a good question, but it's all I can think of. That or sophisticated cookies.

[lovescats]

If you review something isn't that logging into your qvc account you order from and they could just see what reviews for the item were rejected?

I went and looked at your post in q talk and you also say your never return anything so they could also probably identify you from people who returned it with a extreme low return percentage.

[Deb1010again]

On 8/23/2014 lovescats said:

If you review something isn't that logging into your qvc account you order from and they could just see what reviews for the item were rejected?

I went and looked at your post in q talk and you also say your never return anything so they could also probably identify you from people who returned it with a extreme low return percentage.

No, I was using my deb1010again account to review. NOT the account I order from, and I only order by phone -- so no way to tie me by my activity here to my true identity. They had to do some detective work and they did it. I'm impressed.

So, you think they narrowed down where I lived geographically, found an account with a low return percentage who bought the TSV and that's how they identified me? That sounds like a stretch. IMO.

Thanks for trying to figure it out. It's a conundrum for sure.

[lovescats]

On 8/23/2014 Deb1010again said:

On 8/23/2014 lovescats said:

If you review something isn't that logging into your qvc account you order from and they could just see what reviews for the item were rejected?

I went and looked at your post in q talk and you also say your never return anything so they could also probably identify you from people who returned it with a extreme low return percentage.

No, I was using my deb1010again account to review. NOT the account I order from, and I only order by phone -- so no way to tie me by my activity here to my true identity. They had to do some detective work and they did it. I'm impressed.

So, you think they narrowed down where I lived geographically, found an account with a low return percentage who bought the TSV and that's how they identified me? That sounds like a stretch. IMO.

Thanks for trying to figure it out. It's a conundrum for sure.

I don't think they even used a location. If you have reviewed other items that would be another way they could pinpoint it. I just assume they would use something similar to an excel spreadsheet program.