RANT: Personal Info Collected by Companies

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Frankster

When shopping at Home Depot, use cash whenever possible. They actually track purchases made with debit and credit cards and can trace it back to you. I found this out when I did a return on a part not that long ago...that really bugs me.

Imagine if Bronco got his hands on HD's database! Our MVAs would increase exponentially. 14%? Try 60%, a-holes!

[I_am_Beast]

The latest scan is coming from hotels, those little key cards they give you to open your door, has all your information imprinted on the strip.

credit card numbers, name all the information needed to screw you over.

Never give those cards back, they just sit there till they are needed again with all your information on them, someone with a card reader can have a field day!

take the cards with you, they can not charge you for them.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by I_am_Beast

The latest scan is coming from hotels, those little key cards they give you to open your door, has all your information imprinted on the strip.

credit card numbers, name all the information needed to screw you over.

Never give those cards back, they just sit there till they are needed again with all your information on them, someone with a card reader can have a field day!

take the cards with you, they can not charge you for them.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp


I hate giving out my personal info but those hotel keys aren't something thats worrying.