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Requiring a drivers license scan to buy beer/wine/cigs
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[quote:GeekOfTheWeek:MV8xNzE4OTYxXzI4NDUyMDE2X0FBMjlEMzYz] [quote:Xiao en 3899217:MV8xNzE4OTYxXzI4NDQ5NjgxX0I2MzJGOEE=] I saw this coming a long ways off. I do not use any of these "value" cards let alone swipe my ID. They can physically look at my ID but ill be damned if they are plugging it into a sin tax system. Speedway gas stations Krogers Giant Eagle Thortons convience stores Kohl's Just a few of the value card stores I can think of When checking out in said stores the cashier will ask if I have my value card?? no I dont have one well all you need to do is sign up to get one. I dont want one. Why not?? You get free stuff? Its no ones business what I buy, where I buy it and when I buy it. Awwww they dont use the stored, scanned barcoded and time stamped information that way.... ok then.... Im just paranoid...are you going to start ringing me up now? Number one this system tracks how you are spending money, and how much you are spending. Number Two- this rabbit hole of personal information could be used for any number of purposes. From legitamate bogo deals to selling names of customers who spend over X amount in thier store or ones that buy X product line. Direct marketing. To red flags for spending more money than your household earns. Maybe I am just paranoid. [/quote] You are not paranoid, you are open minded enough to see clearly. :-) [/quote]
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I recently discovered that certain stores are requiring you to swipe your drivers license/ID as a condition of sale when purchasing age restricted items such as beer/wine/cigarettes.
They claim they are only verifying age, however swiping your ID grants them access to your personal information which gets saved to a database to be used for marketing purposes.
We don't have to put up with this! If you come across this practice I urge you to walk out on the sale, there's plenty of other stores that don't steal your personal information.
So far I know of Holiday gas stations as well as Target stores, if you know of any others please list them here so we can avoid doing business with them.
If I can get this information out, perhaps enough people will follow suit and force them to stop this intrusive behavior.
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