Except it's not just Starbucks. It's all sites that use TrustArc. TrustArc is a scummy middleman that is extracting money in the name of privacy without providing any serious protection (except to the companies who pay their protection money). I worked with them when I whored my services to a list broker as a contractor for a brief time. They are a virtual money printer because their certifications are so incredibly expensive for what they actually provide.

Yeah, ethics touches everything. Might surprise you, but it’s true.

In the same spirit, some people say that everything is politics. Sorry but no, I refuse.