-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 11:42 PM 5/4/97 EDT, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com> writes:
example, most merchants try to get location/contact information when they take a check, because there's some risk that the check will be returned (sometimes in as long as 2-3 weeks) after the customer and the merchandise is long gone. If checks cleared instantly, this wouldn't be necessary - and I think merchants would forego collecting this information (they do now, for
As usual, Greg the C2Net shill writes total bullshit about things he knows nothing about. Try paying cash at Radio Shack, and see if they ask for your name and address for their mailing list. I guess Greg is not the type to buy anything at Radio Shack. What a fitting employee for C2Net.
I avoid Radio Shack as a general rule, because I haven't been pleased with the quality of their products and I find their privacy-hostile behavior annoying. But when I have made purchases at Radio Shack, I've had no trouble with them if I say "This is a cash sale. You don't need my name or address." But I understand you're considerably less courageous in person than you are from behind a terminal a few thousand miles away, so it's entirely possible that a mousy Radio Shack clerk asking for your name does pose a significant threat to your privacy. I had overlooked the "wimpy nerd" problem in my earlier message. Thanks for pointing out my oversight. In the future, please assume that when I mention a hypothetical consumer, I mean one of average or greater fortitude. Perhaps you can find a friend who's not scared of the Radio Shack clerks to make your purchases for you? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 4.5 iQEVAgUBM2116P37pMWUJFlhAQEmwwf+LQZaGKOyCOErPlLFo3aRsguix46fhlvS jYCTc/yTTXObiC5J1IYskaaOpYAmbhtQiSFT+4d8sjhAMteTFVt12gZG0d2RsczT eHdKthu4NTA6eHPfBjz6C17FcGMaieYXFAbSLHFxFjwVa/g8tN6WHB8IxIG+zPvZ DVZv4DWsb+SmjQEk0RCs+J5yv2bbAr3lKtXVS7eFzHR9CsaXfIdsq8MisleR+A3u 5ZgRlIdIpDzBEemr32KlL60o8NgcAudLUAimjVb09P6qNmk7A3k+NYwLkaAJrYzk b+LKyBdoj2opPTiZT1vY3WYEHvpsWpiVJ7yapuNX8r3HlHr+DbNqsA== =sGw9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Greg Broiles | US crypto export control policy in a nutshell: gbroiles@netbox.com | http://www.io.com/~gbroiles | Export jobs, not crypto. |