Actually, using library cards they *can* track what you read. Although they did tell me in San Antonio that they had made a deliberate decision to delete books from user records once they were returned, in order to maximize privacy. Other places have been able to give me a complete list... I was interested for puposes of documenting work done by the kids for any interested agency, like the home schooling police.
Dana Dan Phillips writes: > <puts on tin foil hat> > Rember in the movie Seven? Using Library cards they could tack what > books you read! > </puts on tin foil hat> > > Actually, lets say "someone" is tracking purchased books. How many > people here have a discount card for one of the major book chains? You > don't think they track demographic information and compare purchases > with those? Even Amazon can track what you have ordered and uses it for > the purposes or a suggestive sell. > > Bottom line is, if people want to know, they will find out no matter > what. Other than hiding under your bed with the lights out and never > watch TV, read, eat, or listen to the radio, someone can always find out > something about you. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:44 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Big Brother in WALMART > > > It's a first step toward tagging everything you buy. > > Perhaps...even books. > > -Gel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I could see where this would lead to a big "Enemy Of the State" type of > thig but really....it's just a razor. How much can they find out about > me if they know I shave every other day? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
