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From: randolph@cognito.Eng.Sun.COM (Randolph Fritz)
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Subject: Re: Safeway Stores to Accept Charge Cards
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Date: 8 Apr 91 02:02:21 GMT
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Folks, can any of you tell me just what all this lifestyle information
is used for currently?  *Not* potentially.  What's being done with it
now?  

And, equally serious question -- is the information you get any more
detailed or valuable than could be gotten by scanning the telephone
book and walking through your neighborhood?  I'm beginning to get the
strong impression that vast amounts of effort are being spent to
gather information that -- for the most part -- just isn't that useful
and is pretty easily available anyhow.

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