On Nov 17, 2014, at 10:57 AM, Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [macsupportcentral] <macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Marketing. Its free, yes,but they want your CC details so you MAY spend money later on something. Its a business, so all good. Add your CC, and continue to use free, no problem
Depending on how paranoid one is about "big brother" surveilance, "no problem" might be a bit cavalier. It IS interesting that Apple Pay is promoted as a way to prevent merchants from learning how to target you with marketing, yet Apple wants your credit card number when you download something free. They'll have to stake a position more firmly on this privacy business if they really mean it, in my view.
I just say "Citizen 4" about Ed Snowden. One vignette involves a EFF (Electronic Freedom Foundation) speaker talking about the "free" electronic surveilance available to commercial and government agencies becuase of ID cards and credit cards. The example he used was a person who uses his bank card to buy his monthly subway pass. Linking those two bits of identifier data, one can trace a typical New Yorker's daily movements, purchasing habits, and changes that fall way outside his usual customs. For me, THAT's the big deal about Apple Pay.
Jim
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