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I understand anonymity from my wife, but do credit card companies really sell your data? and Swish which is operated by the banks ?
by mariefred 8y ago
I understand anonymity from my wife, but do credit card companies really sell your data? and Swish which is operated by the banks ?
- fwsgonzo 8y agoAnyone not selling your data is just sitting on money-making opportunities for no reason. It would be insane. First thing that popped up: https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-cards-sell-purchase-data-to-advertisers-2013-4?r=US&IR=T&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-cards-sell-purchase-d... So, we know they sell anonymized data. We don't know if its easily de-anonymizable because that takes some studying, and we don't know what else they are selling they don't tell you about.
- detaro 8y agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/google-and-mastercard-cut-a-secret-ad-deal-to-track-retail-sales https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/google-an... is an example
- cat199 8y agoWhy does a third party need to know in the first place, whether or not they sell the information or not? It's not that I prefer cash, it's that I don't see involving 100s or even 1000s of third parties in all of my transactions as an 'improvement'.