tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post5225206009907083149..comments2023-10-31T06:44:26.393-07:00Comments on Billings Blog: Power of the blogDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-27427230407103639512007-06-21T11:58:00.000-07:002007-06-21T11:58:00.000-07:00Ed, Albertsons always claimed it would protect sho...Ed, Albertsons always claimed it would protect shoppers' privacy, but I never saw any particular reason to believe that. Even if it were true at the time I interviewed the Albertsons spokeswoman, there was no reason why the company couldn't change its mind at any time -- and little chance that it would bother to tell customers if it did.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-69144933355916676012007-06-21T07:28:00.000-07:002007-06-21T07:28:00.000-07:00David: The story you linked to contained this sent...David: The story you linked to contained this sentence:<BR/><BR/>"One food and drug industry watcher said Tuesday that Albertsons' move makes sense, in part because the grocer doesn't use its card program to track customers' shopping patterns."<BR/><BR/>Wasn't that your objection to the cards, that they were being used to track patterns? If they weren't, what was wrong with them? I never did mindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com