Amazon Patents Deducing Religion From Gift Wrap 164
theodp writes "If you're the giver or recipient of presents gift-wrapped by Amazon, you may want to take a gander at U.S. Patent No. 8,060,463, granted to Amazon last month for Mining of User Event Data to Identify Users with Common Interests. Among other things, Amazon explains the invention can be used to identify recipients of gifts as Christian or Jewish based on wrapping paper. From the patent: 'The gift wrap used by such other users when purchasing gifts for this user, such as when the gift wrap evidences the user's religion (in the case of Christmas or Hanukkah gift wrap, for example.)'"
Right... (Score:5, Funny)
... because no Jew would ever buy presents for their Christian friends, or vice-versa...
"A Method for Detection of Extramarital Affairs" (Score:4, Funny)
. . . "Based on the Sending of Kinky Sexual Gifts to Non-spousal Persons."
" . . . hmmm . . . let's see what the mayor is sending to other females besides his wife . . . "
There's plenty more gold to be monetized in that Amazon mine.
Ordered copies of "Armed Insurrections for Dummies" . . . ? "Cooking Crack in Your Bathtub for Fun and Profit" . . . ?
Re:So what does lime green wrapping paper signify? (Score:4, Funny)