Pink Hearts?

Here's the latest thing. Did you know that soon, in fact for some you can already use your cell phone to get discounts at stores on purchases. Yep. All you have to do is swipe your phone instead of your credit card, or swipe both. No, I don't mean you should go out and steal a cell phone or credit card, although that is sort of like a discount too. You know how people think that "big brother" knows too much about you? Well now they know even more and will soon know pretty much anything they want to know. So if it's raining and you mention it to a friend in a phone conversation, when you walk into target, your phone might suggest that you buy a new umbrella. Or the next time you walk into the supermarket, the phone will tell you that salmon is on sale and that it's in isle 14. If you have a girlfriend on the side, it'll tell you---- OK, you get the idea. The point is that your trusty cell phone can do just about anything for you except carry your groceries from car to kitchen and they're probably working on that. Now here's the part that requires you to stop and think about it. Is this what you want? Are you happy giving up your privacy to the phone company? These stores sell your information to "certain select companies" Select, like anybody willing to pay the price for your information. If that doesn't bother you, maybe it should. Or maybe it's OK for you not to care. On the other hand maybe you don't want just anybody to know what color silk undershorts you like to wear. With the cute little pink hearts. But maybe you don't want folks to know that, Horace.