what privacy? every time you provide your name and address to receive a product or service, there’s a good chance you are being added to one or more mailing lists. if you are a customer of one company, you are likely to receive offers from other companies. many mail order firms “rent” their mailing list to other businesses. credit card companies also rent their mailing lists, as do magazines.
[quote author=“TruthSeeker”]Its amazing how we are so quick to give up our privacy for a T-shirt.
Eh…I am going to get calls/emails/faxes/snail mail anyway…doesn’t take me any longer to throw our/ignore a bit more.
When I moved I got a new phone #, within a day I was getting ReFi and Mag calls…the person before me (with the #) went banckrupt (his CC and other companies keep calling to collect)...so I just pickup and hangup.
[quote author=“TruthSeeker”]I have employed many defenses for these and it seems to be in vain.
If you buy anything from anyone, especially online, they have your contact info and can sell it as they want. Since I only have a cell phone, I don’t get telemarketers and I can deal with spam easily enough. That just leaves junk mail, which is never really that bad…
Tell me about it. I love the re-fi ones..um…is Mr. XXX home…um, no you have the wrong number…umm is the owner of the house home…no, this is a rented apartment…click.
I just wished they would call when I wasn’t here, not at 8 or 9am when I went to bed at 5-6am.
