BudNet Tracks Your Suds

Posted by michael on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @05:10AM from the beer-run dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNN is carrying a story about Budweiser's national internal sales tracking network called BudNET. It allows Anheuser-Busch to instantly track sales across the country, and 'If Anheuser-Busch loses shelf space in a store in Clarksville, Tennessee, they know it right away.' It brings up some interesting privacy issues, because according to the article 'The last time you bought a six-pack of Bud Light at the Piggly Wiggly, Anheuser servers most likely recorded what you paid, when that beer was brewed, whether you purchased it warm or chilled, and whether you could have gotten a better deal down the street.' Frankly, I don't want Budweiser knowing when I choose to buy their beer versus another brands."

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Re:Quite frankly... by sinergy · 2004-02-25 06:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

How is this flamebait?

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Good grief! by Snaller · 2004-02-25 09:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

For a moment there i thought it read "BudNet Tracks Your Sluts" - i couldn't imagine what service they were offering!

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Oh crap they started tracking SuDZ? by SuDZ · 2004-02-25 09:46 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'm screwed.

SuDZ