How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’
How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’
如何查看亚马逊是否认为你“臀部扁平”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Amazon collects data about you based on what you buy. If you buy a lot of cat litter, Amazon will probably infer that you have cats, or if you buy a lot of anti-acne skin products, then Amazon might guess you’re prone to breakouts. 亚马逊根据你的购买记录收集个人数据，这本不应令人感到意外。如果你购买大量猫砂，亚马逊很可能会推断你养了猫；如果你购买大量抗痘护肤品，亚马逊可能会猜测你容易长痘。
Even if we know that Amazon customizes our shopping experiences based on our purchase history, it still comes as a surprise to see all of these personal details laid out in a convenient list. Especially when those details get uncomfortably intimate. 即便我们知道亚马逊会根据购买历史定制购物体验，但当看到所有这些个人细节被列成一份清单时，依然会感到惊讶，尤其是当这些细节变得令人不适地私密时。
One Threads user came across this section of her Amazon settings where you can see who the shopping giant thinks you are, and alongside more benign assumptions like “Shops from women’s departments” and “Probably owns a Shark robot vacuum,” she found that Amazon assumes she “has flat buttocks.” 一位 Threads 用户在亚马逊设置中发现了这样一个页面，可以看到这家购物巨头眼中的你是怎样的。除了“在女性部门购物”和“可能拥有 Shark 扫地机器人”这类温和的推测外，她还发现亚马逊认为她“臀部扁平”。
“I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless,” an Amazon customer, @fangirlinmegan, wrote on Threads. “I mean it ain’t wrong but damn did you have to call me out like that?” “我偶然发现了一个页面，上面列出了亚马逊根据我的购买记录对我做出的推测，我简直无语了，”亚马逊用户 @fangirlinmegan 在 Threads 上写道。“我的意思是，它说得没错，但天哪，一定要这样当众揭穿我吗？”
In less than a day, the post garnered over a million views, including many from users who were curious what their own Amazon profiles might reveal. Here’s how you find out. 不到一天，这条帖子就获得了超过一百万的浏览量，许多用户都好奇自己的亚马逊个人资料会揭示什么。以下是查看方法。
On desktop, you can find this page by hovering over where Amazon says “Hello, [your name]” in the upper right corner. Then click “Account” under the “Your Account” section. Under the “Ordering and shopping preferences” section, click “Your Shopping preferences.” 在电脑端，你可以将鼠标悬停在右上角的“Hello, [你的名字]”处，然后点击“Your Account”（账户）下的“Account”（账户）。在“Ordering and shopping preferences”（订购和购物偏好）部分，点击“Your Shopping preferences”（你的购物偏好）。
From here, you can add in information of your own, like your shoe size, interests, and dietary preferences. But we’re not here to tell Amazon that it should stop selling you beef jerky since you’re a vegetarian. We’re here to see if Amazon thinks you have “flat buttocks.” 在这里，你可以添加自己的信息，如鞋码、兴趣和饮食偏好。但我们不是为了告诉亚马逊因为你是素食主义者就停止向你推销牛肉干，我们是为了看看亚马逊是否认为你“臀部扁平”。
When you scroll to the bottom of the page, you’ll see a blue hyperlinked option that says “Manage your information.” Once you click that, you’ll see what dirt Amazon has on you. 滚动到页面底部，你会看到一个蓝色的超链接选项，写着“Manage your information”（管理你的信息）。点击后，你就能看到亚马逊掌握了你哪些“黑料”。
On the mobile app, you can get here by clicking the hamburger icon from the bottom menu bar, then navigating to Account > Shopping preferences > About you. 在移动端 App 上，你可以点击底部菜单栏的汉堡图标，然后依次进入 Account（账户）> Shopping preferences（购物偏好）> About you（关于你）。
For me, Amazon has gleaned that I am someone who “practices photography,” “plays collectible card games,” and is “invested in the Apple ecosystem.” This is all true. Amazon has even flattered me by noting that I “read diverse non-fiction,” to which I say — why yes, I am indeed an open-minded intellectual with a thirst for knowledge. Thank you for noticing. 对我而言，亚马逊推断出我是一个“练习摄影”、“玩集换式卡牌游戏”且“深耕苹果生态系统”的人。这些都是事实。亚马逊甚至还夸奖我“阅读多样化的非虚构类书籍”，对此我想说——没错，我确实是一个思想开明、渴望知识的知识分子。谢谢你的关注。
Other colleagues of mine found that Amazon correctly noted their interests in vinyl records and ceramics, as well as a penchant for “natural materials” in home decor and clothing that “prioritizes comfort.” None of us had anything as affronting as “has flat buttocks,” but the Threads user noted that this was likely because she had purchased “butt scrunch leggings.” 我的其他同事发现，亚马逊准确地记录了他们对黑胶唱片和陶瓷的兴趣，以及对家居装饰中“天然材料”的偏好和对“优先考虑舒适度”服装的喜爱。我们之中没有人遇到像“臀部扁平”这样冒犯性的标签，但那位 Threads 用户指出，这很可能是因为她购买过“提臀紧身裤”。
Tech companies know too much about us, and it’s jarring to realize just how closely they’re paying attention to how we use their platforms. We live in a world of alarming surveillance, but at least I know that Amazon doesn’t think my butt is flat. 科技公司对我们了解得太多了，意识到它们如此密切地关注我们如何使用其平台，确实令人不安。我们生活在一个充满警示性监控的世界里，但至少我知道，亚马逊并不认为我的臀部是扁平的。