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From: seurer+@rchland.ibm.com (Bill Seurer)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Lifestyle Information ( was Re: Safeway Stores to Accept Charge Cards)
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Date: 11 Apr 91 14:52:32 GMT
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Excerpts from netnews.comp.org.eff.talk: 10-Apr-91 Re: Lifestyle
Information (.. John Eaton@hp-vcd.HP.COM (386)

> An ice cream store sold the list of kids that signed up for its birthday
> club to the Selective Service. If you were listed as 18 years old and had
> not registered then they sent you a reminder.

> John Eaton
> !hp-vcd!johne 

There are lots of good reasons to oppose the collection of lifestyle
data, but PLEASE don't use examples of people getting caught breaking
the law (even if you COMPLETELY oppose the law they break) as an example
of why something shouldn't be done.

How are we EVER going to convince society that such collections are
wrong if the only examples we can point out are where lawbreakers were
caught?!

- Bill Seurer      IBM: seurer@rchland  Prodigy: CNSX71A
  Rochester, MN    Internet: seurer@rchland.vnet.ibm.com