On 2/8/2018 1:08 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/8/2018 1:35 PM, graham wrote:
>
>>>
>> Beware the special membership/points cards, airmiles etc. You'll be
>> pestered by e-mailed flyers and offers just for you as they have
>> tracked your buying habits!
>
> The store I use has a card.Â* If they are tracking me, I don't really
> care if they know vanilla is my favorite ice cream flavor.Â* They do send
> me and email every Thursday though, with the latest coupons.Â* I can load
> them on my card and they are applied automatically at checkout.Â* They
> often have freebies on new products.Â* Last week I got cream cheese,
> nutrition bar, yogurt snack.Â* Saved another $5 because I spent $40.
>
> As long as they stick with once a week and no third part stuff, I'm ok
> with it.


How about when you discover they're distributing all their data about
you and your preferences via Blockchain technology to make said data
near impossible to erase, available to resources you do no real business
with, and not centrally warehoused?