On Mon, 18 Apr 1994 SGT=DARREN=S.=HARLOW%ISB%MCTSSA@nwsfallbrook3.nwac.sea06.navy.mil wrote:
I was in a BEST store yesterday, and attempted to pay by check. They asked for ID to verify the check and when I handed them my military ID, they asked for my driver's license instead. I gave them my driver's license and they used it and the magnetic strip on the back of it to verify my check. I noticed on their computer screen that it had all of my info, as in birthdate, address, driver's license number, the routing number for the bank I am with, and my checking account number. They also have notices up that say they index everything by your phone number. I asked them what they were using all of this information for, and they said for their marketing purposes. I was so ticked off that I took back the check, went to an ATM, pulled out cash, and went back and purchased the item with cash. I had to buy the item there, because nowhere else in the local area did they have the item. Just something to keep in mind.
I used to work at Best, and as far as I could tell it is so that they may send the fliers to your house. _They_ are so dogged because the higher ups require each store to get so many new 'data sets', so we used to enter in dummy values, addresses of friends/relatives or ourselves multiple times. Somebody at the Corp level knew I'm sure, but it kept the managers off the sales/register people's backs. Regards, | *finger for UMBC:ACM info* Joseph M. Reagle Jr.| "I do not know such stuff!" reagle@gl.umbc.edu | - Chew, Blade Runner.