If it's legal to sell, it's for sale. Credit cards definitely sell your info.
People also forget about "public data". Student organizations (sport tournaments, student bands, chess club, etc) and middle school/high school/college graduation lists are big ones for targeting young consumers. Facebook/Twitter is just the tip of the iceberg. Hyper-targeting is very real and companies know way more about you than you think.
Pay cash and be mindful of what data gets online.
* On a more positive note, I'm excited to see how digital personal assistants integrate this kind of data for personalization.
People also forget about "public data". Student organizations (sport tournaments, student bands, chess club, etc) and middle school/high school/college graduation lists are big ones for targeting young consumers. Facebook/Twitter is just the tip of the iceberg. Hyper-targeting is very real and companies know way more about you than you think.
Pay cash and be mindful of what data gets online.
* On a more positive note, I'm excited to see how digital personal assistants integrate this kind of data for personalization.