How do I surveille thee?* Let me count the ways...™
Consumerist has a privacy Pop Quiz up today: "Can The Pizza Delivery Place Sell Your Personal Information Without Your Consent?"
Interestingly, the ubiquity and frequency of pizza deliveries make these shops ideally situated to collect multiple phone numbers and addresses on their customers, not to mention your topping preferences.
I was quite displeased the first time I called a local shop and they knew my physical delivery address even before I spoke, despite my unlisted phone number and PO Box mailing address.
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* with apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Surveillance via Pizza Delivery
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