said by openbox9:I opt out of every "privacy" statement that I receive from my financial institutions and service providers. I receive very little "value added partner marketing" material. So, I'd say that opting out does help in that sense. Also, I'm not naive enough to believe that I have any real privacy, so I guess my implicit acknowledgement is irrelevant.
But opting out is, in fact, utterly useless. You jump through the company's hoops, and in the end, 6 months later, you get a post card letting you know that your info is still fair game to their
trading partner and the bartering/selling of information is controlled by the federal and your state's privacy laws. And since most states don't have any privacy laws, and, the federal government certainly does have any either, specifically where financial data is concerned, you're still SOL, and, opting out is still a friggin' joke.