Another reason to wear masks in public.

I would louhg my ass off, if it wasn´t true. Hate this stuff.
Nice comic! Love it. 😁

I hate, resent that Big Grocery makes me feel like an idiot for not saving dollars, here and there, by not having the digital coupon - via their nosy app (name, mobile phone #, perhaps more) for the data-miners / -peddlers / -profiteers. ☹️😡👎

when they ask "are you a member" I just answer "no, and I always skip that", works in most cases here in Sweden at least.

but then again, a swedish employer can't force you to insist on selling a membership. the rules change when your life depends on your job.

It's legitimate to be worried about this kind of thing.

That being said, everyone, everywhere, is tracking us pointlessly, and there is so much of it out there that "us" as a product is essentially utterly worthless and without value.

And the best the bad guys can do with it is to try to sell people garbage that their instincts tell them not to buy.

@SusanHR This cartoon has alt text.

haha

I'm not a member, but Jenny is.

This is very good and spooky af.

As someone who works at a grocery store and worked at the register for some time, let me give you some insight.

1. Ask the cashier if they can use the store's membership card. We will typically honor those polite requests. Pretend that you forgot your membership details if you have to, we tend to be sympathetic and offer the store card if you seem nice enough. Though, me and my coworkers did get a note at our timeclock some time ago telling us not to use the store card so frequently, so keep that in mind.

2. Whether it be a phone number or email address, create and maintain one, and tell your friends, family and even strangers the phone number or email address so they can punch it in at the register. That way, everyone can get those membership discounts and not have their identity tied to their purchasing habits. Also, encourage others to do the same for their group of people to keep this system in clusters so that it makes it harder for companies to cut off those accounts.

I'm considering giving up on supermarkets entirely. There are still some independent grocery shops in my area. Have to patronize them before they get displaced.

This is why a GDPR-like law is useful.

Just wait until people find out how credit card points programs work! One of my first interviews out of college was for a “Loyalty Management” company, and they had *massive* databases filled with info about customers - and it was going to be my job to manage the servers and storage.

I'm constantly amazed at how much people complain and distrust the government with their personal information and then freely share it with businesses. One has a legitimate reason to need the data and strict controls around its use, the other does not.

That's why I alway pay for food, alcohol and other lifestyle-y items with cash.

oww but also aaaa

I start to laugh...then I stop to think.