| No different than any other company trading your data @SSX4life: You cite examples of electrical and water companies. What about your credit card, mortgage, affinity cards (like grocery points), magazine subscriptions? Do you think they don't trade your data unless you opt-out? At least online companies allow online opt-out, once you figure where it is. I have gotten many privacy notices by snail mail that require me to fill out a damn paper form and physically mail it.
Why is everybody so naive about opt-out vs opt-in? Yes, the opt-out business model depends on people not caring. And yes, that's overwhelming majority of people. Another example - shopping rebates. If it wasn't for people's indifference / inertia, the rebate submission rates (with clear cash benefit to consumer) would be much higher than 20%-60% reported. |
