City wants use of private data

City wants use of private data
The Orange County Register ^ | 10/14/02 | JIM HINCH

Posted on 10/14/2002 10:37:02 AM PDT by socal_parrot

Edited on 04/14/2004 10:05:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Huntington Beach proposal would allow it to mail ads to residents marketing businesses that join the credit-card program.

Would you sign up for a city credit card if it meant you would get advertisements from participating local businesses?

HUNTINGTON BEACH

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: huntingtonbeach; privacy

Scary.

1 posted on 10/14/2002 10:37:02 AM PDT by socal_parrot

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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; BADJOE; WillaJohns

Ping

2 posted on 10/14/2002 10:40:25 AM PDT by socal_parrot

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To: socal_parrot

To persuade residents to sign up for the card, businesses would agree to give discounts to card users.

Isn't this the same sort of stuff the Mafia does?

3 posted on 10/14/2002 10:59:00 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

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