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> write a florid virtuous editorial

Frankly, it's much less problematic than Google writing a blog post bragging to it's advertising customers that it has started buying a copy of everyone's credit/debit card transaction data so they can spy on potential customers more than ever.

> as Google said in a blog post on its new service for marketers, it has partnered with “third parties” that give them access to 70 percent of all credit and debit card purchases.

So, if you buy stuff with a card, there’s a less than one-in-three chance that Google doesn’t know about it.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/05/25/242717/google-no...

>>GeekyB+(OP)
If you live in California your issuing bank has to let you opt out of CC data sharing

>>opport+S3
Wow, really? You’re actually _allowed_ to opt-out from your bank sharing all of your financial transactions with unspecified third parties? That’s so generous of them! What a great world we live in where certain municipalities provide basic protection over private information!!

>>henriq+E6
Uh… yeah. I just wanted to share a quick tip for those who wanted to opt out of the panopticon.