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Supermarket Loyalty Cards Vs National ID Cards

Posted by samzenpus on from the track-everything dept.

john.wingfield writes "The BBC is running a story on a speech David Blunkett, the British Home Secretary, has given on ID cards and supermarket loyalty cards. He criticises the data protection arrangements for the loyalty cards whilst simultaneously (hypocritically?) promoting his own national ID card scheme, which is exempt from the Data Protection Act 1998. See also the UK Information Commissioner's (data protection and freedom of information watchdog) concerns about the ID card scheme."

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  1. Re:Blank loyalty card by thedillybar · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    >So..just take the blank application, and say "I'll fill it out later".

    I find it much more exciting when you begin ripping up the application in their face. In my case, I believe it was Kroger, the new cards (big & small) were actually attached to the application. I tossed everything in the trash can in plain view of the cashier and she was PISSED to say the least.

    How do the managers convince these people to care so much anyway? They must be making all of about $8/hr...