Re tracking and data mining.

[Lamb Chop]

I recently got a supermarket card with fly buys because my bank decided that it was not going to give me fly buys on my current card free and for me to change to a new flybuys card with annual fee of $65 - and 1 point for every dollar spent. So went with 3 points in the supermarket and 2 on all other purchases for $49 pa.

And now get emails every week based on my past purchases when on special etc which is good for me and for them of course. But got me thinking how we are being tracked. In this case well only use it for purchases around the area so no big deal. But some may not want to be tracked. So be aware.

And this article in Sydney paper interesting.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/control-how-youre-tracked-online-20130927-2uivh.html

And Alan giving me this one on another topic.

http://www.howtogeek.com/113513/5-alternative-search-engines-that-respect-your-privacy/

I know most of you guys and gals are real good and dont need this but newbies and average users like me may benefit from reading and a reminder that big brother is really out there and it is all about greed thanks to Gordon Geeko too for putting the big boys onto how to get the last dime from us peons and they dont pay enough income tax either

Great forum this I always recommend it as you guys are not at all nasty when we muck up and come crying, like some.

Take a bow. :lol: