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Stores Use Discount Cards To Notify Of Recall

Posted by michael on from the eat-fewer-twinkies-mr-smith dept.

crazyj writes "USA Today is one of many sources running a story about how some supermarkets used their "discount" shopping cards to notify customers of a beef recall. Interestingly, some stores did not use the information because they felt it violated the customer's privacy. I always use a fake name and address when I sign up for those, but do others feel that the stores were justified in 'violating' their privacy agreement?"

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  2. WIND IS WHISTLIN ON THE BARB, YOUR HEAD'S A HAMMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hang wire

    I'll bossanova with ya!

  3. postcard: by ongeboren · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    what you just ate wasn't chicken!

    --
    First I wanted to be a chef. Then I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambitions have continued to grow ever since.
  4. Avoid the problem. by mlc · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you don't eat meat, then you can't get mad cow, and don't have to worry about recalls and associated privacy violations.

  5. Fake name by bucketoftruth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My friend won the H2 Hummer for using their card. They wouldn't have had it if they didn't use thier real name and address. Personally, I just don't go to stores that have *the card*.

  6. CmdrKngroo dead at 76. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Heard some sad news on the news this evening. Famed chomo Captain Kangaroo died today in the showers at San Quentin. Even if you were never molested by him, you can't deny his contributions to Wil Wheaton's anus. Truly an American icon.