> How do they track your credit card charges? I'm pretty sure "anonymous" data is available from third parties. Perhaps even non anonymous. Please read the seventh chapter of Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit". You'll be pretty shocked. That's why certain purchases are best made with cash, while wearing a hoodie and a face diaper.
> I can see GPS maybe but both might violate all kinds of laws state and > federal. If any of the "current events" of the last several decades *cough* Patriot Act *cough* indicates anything, it is that there_is_no_rule_of_law. A couple articles from four or five years ago. I'm sure the technology is even better (more invasive) now. https://thenextweb.com/news/google-and-mastercard-are-secretly-tracking-your-offline-purchases https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/05/25/242717/google-now-tracks-your-credit-card-purchases-and-connects-them-to-its-online-profile-of-you/#:~:text=Google%E2%80%99s%20new%20ability%20to%20match%20people%E2%80%99s%20offline%20credit,users%20and%20what%20they%20end%20up%20actually%20buying. https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/31/google-and-mastercard-reportedly-partner-to-track-offline-purchases/ https://slate.com/technology/2018/08/google-mastercard-data-track-offline-purchases.html Rick _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
