flynn23 wrote:
] Frankly, I don't give a shit. If Kroger wants to know that I
] buy spicy hot chicken tenders and beer three times a week, so
] be it. Fact is, if they offered me a bulk discount for
] annualized purchases, I'd take it. Chances are that data
] warehouse is so friggin huge that it would be hard to find AN
] individual's buying habits anyways.

Ah, but you see, you have a choice in this matter - be a tracked patron or remain an anonymous, yet higher paying, patron. The only choice given in these bars mentioned in the story is to be tracked or leave.

] This is probably already happening. Do you think conglomerates
] share data with themselves? Do you think the continuing
] consolidation of corporate enterprise will amount to this? Do
] you think someone like Micro$oft is salivating at devising a
] central database service to assist 'business customers' with
] collecting this data?

Fortunately, from some people I've talked to that worked for Kroger corporate, they're not really sure what for and how to use the data yet. Yet being the operative word.

My point is simply that you not caring whether you're tracked shouldn't automatically make it ok to track me.

Dolemite

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