Re:The Google Wallet, a lifetime log of your purchases
by tonfa on Monday September 19, 2011 @07:12AM
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The shrinking of privacy when buying stuff isn't new.
Everything is already there with credit card payment. Most governments/judiciary system can already ask for this data (and it is tied to a real life identity).
Edit: and since like many people I already lost that battle (I use CC for most purchases), I might as well get some benefits out of it.
My CC company doesn't offer me any fancy spending tracking, and I don't trust companies like mint.com as much as I trust google to deal with my data (and I'm not sure if Mint works outside of the US).
Everything is already there with credit card payment. Most governments/judiciary system can already ask for this data (and it is tied to a real life identity).
Edit: and since like many people I already lost that battle (I use CC for most purchases), I might as well get some benefits out of it.
My CC company doesn't offer me any fancy spending tracking, and I don't trust companies like mint.com as much as I trust google to deal with my data (and I'm not sure if Mint works outside of the US).