:) I had a huge argument with someone on this subject about two years ago. At the time I was saying about what you did, some thing along the lines of ya, I am a single mother that works over 50 hours a week and if someone can help me do something, then that's fine, they can have my info. Since then we have the Patriot Act. And spam. I find it rather insulting to be inundated with mortgage offers because someone somewhere had a cookie that noticed I was pricing land. And ads about vitamin supplements, presumably becuase I am over 40. And ads for penile implants and Viagra apparently just cause. I just had to shut down my primary email address over this.
But as for the real issue, Patriot Act, info can now be obtained by the FBI at any time for your local library, bookstore or isp. Do you really trust your government that much? Do they need to know what you are reading? The present administration is irrational enough to decide that anyone reading Rabelais is a threat to society. OK, not quite, but we really aren't far from that. What about... renting Taxi Driver gets you on a watch list? hrm? There are actually some rather troubling issues in this neck of the woods. Dana cfhelp writes: > Back when Block Buster started their Rewards program I went in to rent some > vids they asked me if I was interested in the program. I asked if it would > benefit me. They scanned my card and replied "oh yes!, you rent way more > movies than most and all are new releases". So they have a running list of > every movie I have ever rented. That doesn't really bother me nor would the > Library or a razor company. If they feel they can better market to me then > go ahead. The final decision to buy is mine. > > What would a company like Wal-Mart do with this type of information other > than direct marketing? Isn't a good direct marketing system something we > should welcome? I don't know about you but I am tired of getting cigarette > promotions and other worthless mailings that don't benefit me. Send me > something I may be able to use, like NIC Cards or Movie Promo's! I did get a > Gillette razor in the mail yesterday and it was the same one I use and you > all have seen how much they cost. > > In short I believe that this is good system and will be used for inventory > and marketing. > > I also am behind a chip implant system that would tell a paramedic all my > information so he/she could better save my life. It is also a great idea for > children. I know what you're thinking, but if one of your little ones comes > up missing you'll wish your GPS could track them. > > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:21 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Big Brother in WALMART > > 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
