"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:18:41 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Like I said, polls show most people don't care. Who ever would have
>>thought
>>that your credit rating would affect your car insurance? It does.
>>Whoever
>>would have thought that your credit rating is used to deny medical
>>insurance? It is. Whoever would have thought banks would raise your CC
>>rates because you have no life insurance? They do. And on and on and on.
>>How do they do it? They all share their databases.
>
> again, i'd like to see a cite for the groceries sharing this
> information.
>
>>
>>Once you see how data mining works, you can't ignore what they can do with
>>this information. Take stores they already have electronic POS systems
>>and
>>they know what sells and what does not and can tell you to the unit how
>>many
>>cans of tomato soup they sold yesterday. So why do they want your name
>>attached to that purchase? Why do they want a DL number? Why do they
>>want
>>a SSN? What you have to think about is not what they will do with it
>>today,
>>but tomorrow.
>>
>
> again, i say paranoia.


Paranoia, paranoia, WRACK WRACK - poly want a cracker - poly is a
cracker - WRACK, tweet.

Have a happy and safe like, little sheep.

Paul