Have you ever wondered why all of a sudden that almost every place you go you are offered a rewards card? Have you ever thought why these companies are so interested in giving you free stuff? You know there is always an ulterior motive. Here it is; these companies collect all of your vital information and sell it to the highest bidder. Not only do they collect and sell your vital information but, they also collect and sell your buying habits. So think about that the next time you get a coupon in the mail for 50 cents off of your favorite toothpaste, shampoo, or lipstick. The companies that buy your information are selling it to credit card companies too. So by the time you have signed up for all those reward cards at the drug store, grocery store, and gas station you have unknowingly given out your personal information to way to many people that you do not know.
I am not bashing the reward programs, I have some of those very cards myself, I was just thinking about that today as I was reading a chapter of my Ethics book on Privacy. It is amazing how we give out our personal information so freely. Just a thought today. . .
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