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> It used to be totally fine for one shopkeeper to mention to another that he saw a customer looking for a particular item. Huh? Outside of some tiny village t
by guelo 10y ago
> It used to be totally fine for one shopkeeper to mention to another that he saw a customer looking for a particular item.
Huh? Outside of some tiny village the shopkeeper would not know the name and address of customers that are just browsing. If a shopkeeper hired private investigators to stalk those customers, following them around everywhere gathering as much personal information as possible, it would probably run afoul of some law.
- sintaxi 10y agoNot only that, in this example the shopkeeper is simply helping the customer find what they are most likely requesting simply to be helpful. A more accurate example would have shopkeepers buying customer data from each other using a 3rd party entirely for their own benefit. This really isn't the same thing at all.