"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:39:07 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>> On Mon 21 Apr 2008 09:53:45a, Paul M. Cook told us...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "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.
>>
>>
>>Wayne, you can only assume emotional states on a newsgroup. If I am
>>paranoid because I guard my personal information then Blake can be a
>>parrot.
>>
>>Paul
>>
>
> o.k., how's this for different? i think you're full of shit because
> you can't back up what you're saying, and since you can't back it up,
> you insult me. pussy.


*I* worked on the POS systems that those stores use to collect YOUR
information. That is how I know.

Paul