Last year Google boasted that that the service, called “Store Sales Management,” had access to “approximately 70 percent” of US credit and debit cards.
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This seems like an illegal action by the banks issuing Mastercard credit cards, and if so, the Alphabet spy goons would be accessories and co-conspirators. Hopefully, it is, and it will be followed by prosecutions of those directly involved in approving the deal and hundreds of millions in fines to the companies involved.
Even if it isn’t criminal, it seems like a violation of cardholders’ privacy, and hopefully, they will have to pay their cardholders hundreds of millions.
Still, I’m cancelling my Mastercard card now, and then, I’m looking into taking legal action.
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It sure looks and smells illegal to me, Mark. If we can take legal action, I wonder if we could start some kind of class action?
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ALL corporations are using our information for profit. As long as people continue to embrace technology, this is what they can expect. This should not be a surprise to anyone. When we allowed technology to take over every aspect of our lives, this is the result.
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For sure, Shelby. I read yesterday that the revenue from the sale of personal data now exceeds global oil revenue.
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