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Re:NSA Storing Internet Data, Social Networking Data, on Pre... by nwzpaperman on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @02:18AM (#6480970)
Some people owe me up-votes for all those down-votes they gave me six+ months ago when I stated one must assume a zero privacy environment when engaging technology today.

I'm just happy I knew what the Internet was like before mosaic and the www emerged. It seems so quaint now.

Edit - How long until people ditch their Black Amex cards and go back to cash for some privacy restored? A short decade ago it wasn't so uncommon to carry a few bucks. How many people really want banks and the government knowing all of their consumption habits in addition to the timing of their consumption?

All in the name of fraud prevention! Just carry a few bucks and no worries again!

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Re:NSA Storing Internet Data, Social Networking Data, on Pre... by sanxiyn on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @03:21AM (#6481146)
I do most of my small transactions in cash. Is this in any way unusual? Is this American thing?
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Re:NSA Storing Internet Data, Social Networking Data, on Pre... by dlinder on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @03:10AM (#6481121)
Data Mining Guy won't put hamburgers on his CC, says insurance companies will eventually retaliate: http://www.economist.com/node/21556263
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Re:NSA Storing Internet Data, Social Networking Data, on Pre... by CoreDumpling on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @03:23AM (#6481150)
Can't we turn the tables on them if we know what's going on?

1) Take out life insurance policy.

2) Pay with credit card at McDonald's and the bar.

3) Get a bunch of speeding tickets.

4) Sell policy to a data mining firm that hopes I die soon.

5) Profit!

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Re:NSA Storing Internet Data, Social Networking Data, on Pre... by frank_boyd on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @03:44AM (#6481206)
> go back to cash

What do you mean, go back to cash?

Not everybody was OK with their transactions being stored and monitored.

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