> I actually want a device like this that does not connect to the internet. You won't get a decent one until we outlaw spying on people in exchange for a servi

> I actually want a device like this that does not connect to the internet. You won't get a decent one until we outlaw spying on people in exchange for a service. Then plenty will pop up. There's just no point in trying to compete with these services now, and anyone who tried and did even a sort-of OK job would just get snapped up by (or, failing that, mercilessly destroyed by) a bigco and set to working on spying services. FWIW I also think "loyalty card" and CC data collection/selling should be illegal, not just spyvertising Internet services. The standard should be only allowing the bare minimum to make the service work (so CCs would have to collect transaction data, yes), NO selling or sharing, transparency requirements, retention limits, and prohibitions on vertical integrations that allow companies to use what they know against people when trying to sell unrelated goods/services.