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Comment: Re:It's a never ending infowar (Score 2) 126

by Noughmad (#43953461) Attached to: Supermarkets: High-Tech Hotbeds

Quite right, and when you use your "rewards card", you give them detailed information about your individual buying habits, which is why I delight in the expressions I get when I decline their incessant offers to give me one - "No, thank you. My privacy is worth more to me than the few bucks I would have saved." I mean, slack-jawed, glassy-eyed, totally-don't-get-what-you-mean type stares. It's... "priceless".

Would you care to elaborate on that? This is a common sentiment on Slashdot, but I still don't think it's rational. What is the benefit of knowing that some corporation with millions of customers doesn't know what products you buy? I know there's a warm fuzzy feeling of 'sticking it to the man', but are the other, more tangible benefits?

Comment: Re: But, But... (Score 1) 282

by Noughmad (#43934427) Attached to: It's Time To Start Taking Stolen Phones Seriously

Phonemaker installs theft deterrence in phone.
Phone gets stolen less.
Customers see this as a desirable product enhancement.
Phone maker sells more phones (or increases price)

As usually, the problem lies with the 3rd item. Customers really don't care about theft protection and other geeky stuff, they only care about shiny.

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