Mastercard Should Stop Selling Our Data
www.eff.org
We trust companies with our information every day. But many companies—even those that hold our most revealing information—are using it not just to provide the services we ask for, but to amp up their profits at the cost of our privacy.That's why EFF has joined a campaign, led by the U.S. Public...

Mastercard should stop selling our data::We trust companies with our information every day. But many companies—even those that hold our most revealing information—are using it not just to provide the services we ask for, but to amp up their profits at the cost of our privacy.That’s why EFF has joined a campaign, led by the U.S. Public…

  • @bobotron@lemm.eeEnglish
    31•1 year ago

    Is MasterCard worse than Visa in this respect? Why did the EFF just single them out?

  • @Syx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24•1 year ago

    Owning your data is seeming less and less possible. Even paying in cash isn’t an option in some places now

    • @xtr0n@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      15•1 year ago

      Owning your data is seeming less and less possible. Even paying in cash isn’t an option in some places now

      Some municipalities had passed laws saying that retail businesses had to accept cash since going 100% electronic is discriminatory towards the poor. But covid fucked that up

  • Danny MEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    can you imagine the audacity of a company to not only collect your data and sell it, but also charge you for that?

  • @Zeth0s@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0•1 year ago

    Do they really sell such kind of information? Is there any source? Honestly curious. There are regulations for such companies when it comes to customer data