So then we're going to decide to change cash (not credit) for Bitcoin (and hope that guy doesn't sell the address to a marketer) and use that everywhere.
So the question then is who you want to be tracked by.
So then we're going to decide to change cash (not credit) for Bitcoin (and hope that guy doesn't sell the address to a marketer) and use that everywhere.
So the question then is who you want to be tracked by.
See also: What Verizon already does.
There are almost no requirements in the US for them to "uphold privacy". Most privacy actions (by the FTC etc) concentrate on "online privacy", which is of course only one segment of what the CC companies deal with.
Read [1],[2],[3]. Surprise, surprise: the default narrative of Google and Facebook being the aggressive upstarts pushing the boundaries on what is allowed is almost completely untrue. The credit companies and data brokers have been doing things that Google and Facebook wouldn't dream of doing for years.
[1]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/business/a-data-broker-off...
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/technology/acxiom-the-quie...
http://www.zdnet.com/global-consumer-data-broker-plans-to-re... [3]