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		criddell on April 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Anatomy of a credit card rewards program Is it just the principle of it, or would fully private transactions solve an actual non-criminal financial problem?

loughnane on April 4, 2024 [–]

A product that's a violates my principles _is_ a problem.

More practically, being surveilled creates a data store about my life that can last forever, theoretically. It's hard to conceive how that could be used if (when) that data gets mishandled. Might as well not leave a trail.

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