J.A. Terranson (2003-07-20 21:07Z) wrote:
So I have seen two separate businesses today who are just shooting themselves in the head over the acquisition of data in the face of obvious refusal.
But isn't that because TPTB have decided they want their own person-database (if only for the citizens of YourCity, YourState and people who frequent it), but don't want to pay real money to get a good one? I'm surprised they didn't ask for your SSN ... as an index for the database... I've adopted a SSN I use for idiots like that. I don't know whether it's assigned, but it's in the valid range. Isn't that just terrible. Some day, some data miner with my "ssn" is going to have a coronary when the "unique" key fields collide. I can only hope the wretched soul would pull a Nietzsche and live out the rest of life in a quasi-unresponsive state, a small penalty given the consequences of the new world order s/he helped create. Even better if the data miner is a power company or telephone company employee.