The predictive ability borders SPOOKY but... are you sure we aren't confusing ethics with morality?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-ethics-and-morals.htm http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-card-purchase-privacy-1282.php My quick answer to your question is this -- people who apply for credit cards have signed away their rights to privacy regarding their purchases, it's built into the application. They continue to reinforce this every time they use the card. I think the only way to avoid this is with cash and by not filling out product registration surveys. But even then, even the local mom-and-pop shop is going to do some sort of customer modeling -- they don't want to try and sell products that don't appeal to you, and will want to load their shelves with the stuff that does. Even if you use cash, the clerk or store owner who knows you by name will be able to build a list of things you like to buy, or simply by watching what items sell the best. Mike On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Benjamin Krueger <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to pose an interesting question to the list. Forbes published an > article today detailing retailer Target's data mining practices. In > particular, Target tracks customer purchase by credit card number (in > addition to, of course, membership cards) and uses that data to glean highly > accurate and often extremely personal data about their customers. They then > use this data to tailor their marketing efforts to individuals. In other > words, the digital realm is invading the real world. > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
