Ok folks, we all like our “free” checking accounts and credit cards with rebates.
We will squeal like pigs when they start charging us for them...…………..
Time to bust Google.
No Track Bill of Rights
Right to be anonymous.
Cash is still king.
None of them ever tell us what they’re doing with information on us. Whenever something is advertised as “free,” it means “sucker, you should have asked how we’re making money on you! we sell data about you, that’s how!”
I make NO in person purchases with a Credit or Debit card EVER!! I pay in CASH and am NEVER tracked, when asked for my phone number, I DON’T HAVE ONE!!!
and since I abstain from electronic purchases my Credit Card and Identity will NOT be compromised.
kind of like abstaining from sex outside of marriage prevents unwanted pregnancy and syphilis.
“That’s because the companies never told the public about the arrangement.”
I’d bet it’s in the 12 pages of font #6 legalese found in their “Privacy Disclosure” they send you each year. Use of their card acknowledges your acceptance.
Anybody ever read that? Search for the word “partner”...substitute Google.
“Google Wallet,” haha.
Hey Google, to make it real easy for you, how ‘bout I just email or fax (your choice) you my daily diary page?
I just assumed this was always being done with every card transaction in every store.
In my case, it depends what I’m buying. If I’m buying something that the government’s not interested in (i.e., 95% of my purchases), then I’ll use my card. They’re welcome to know what size underwear I wear, if that turns them on. Or what brand of mac and cheese I eat.
But if it’s ‘dual-use’, then I’m a bit more careful. No card, no phone, and ideally buying at a mall and parking far away, so as to make it harder to link me to a particular store.
I do not like being followed. Google and others will use any information about you and maintain a “permanent” file on you. You step out of line - in their opinion and you can be reported on to your employer as an example or the IRS as another and be punished for wrong thinking in their opinion.
Pay cash for Ammo and hunting licenses I guess