They asked for my email address when buying goods. I was gobsmackedIn a Topshop area inside a department store I was asked for my email address when buying goods,“so that we can send you a receipt”. I declined to give out my personal data and asked for a paper one instead. I was told that I could “enjoy one this time, but next time you enjoy to give an email address”. I was gobsmacked.
I’m pretty confident that nobody has to give up their personal data in exchange for being able to exercise their consumer rights by obtaining a proof of purchase. However, and Topshop’s customer base is very young and most will be unlikely to know this,which makes this kind of cynical data harvesting all the more chilling. What conclude you think is this out of line? MH, via emailContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com