On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Adam Churvis < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You don't have to delve into conspiracy theory to imagine one data > collector > syndicating his data to other data collectors, who then employ business > intelligence to learn more about you and your family than you know > yourself. > And once RFID (or similar technology) really gets going everywhere at the > consumer goods level, and home appliances begin to utilize them, and the > data collector those appliances communicate with are syndicated, combined, > and analyzed as well... > > One holy grail of sales is the ability to signal a person walking or > driving > down a street, and offer them a discounted sale on something they > themselves > claim to need, before they come to the store offering the item. > > Another is to automatically reorder goods regularly consumed in the home, > thereby bringing consumer-level Just-in-time inventory to the home. > > Whoever can convince you to "just relax" while your life is managed for > you > gains a tremendous amount of power and control over you. It becomes a de > facto permission to spend your money they way they claim you want to. And > once you start paying attention to your transactions only by exception, > you're their slave. > > And by that time, you're happy to be one. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > President > Productivity Enhancement > Who needs RFID or data collection? There is already a publicly accessible data store that contains the personal habits of millions of people: MySpace.com! -- Her face used to feel so soft Until her agent's doctor pulled it off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256411 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
