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zipplewrath

(16,698 posts)
32. No, they don't
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 12:29 PM
Sep 2018
Third, every credit card company you have a card with "knows where you go and how you spend your money".


I know what you meant, but when I use one of the 5 CC I have, they aren't correlated to each other. Square appears to be attempting to detect my purchases even when I use separate CC. I can probably avoid that by clever obfuscation. But the CC companies long ago avoided "selling" your purchase information directly. Mostly that's because they want to sell that info as part of a larger analysis package.

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The decision to not accept cash has absolutely nothing to do with Square. ret5hd Sep 2018 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2018 #12
Planet Fitness doesn't sarah FAILIN Sep 2018 #43
This is how it is going to work in the future NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #2
I think demand is a better word than convince. MrsCoffee Sep 2018 #5
Better yet: don't do business with the SQUARE retailers, and let them know why. Auggie Sep 2018 #18
The larger problem with this is the further elimination of JOBS. Zoonart Sep 2018 #3
I find it ironic Ohiogal Sep 2018 #4
We don't go to Chili's anymore specifically over it. It also is being used to eliminate waiters. marble falls Sep 2018 #6
That whole thing is way off base Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #7
Exactly cannabis_flower Sep 2018 #11
So I'm the one who has to do the extra work? It's easier to boycott the establishment. Auggie Sep 2018 #17
Extra work? cannabis_flower Sep 2018 #22
LOL Auggie Sep 2018 #24
You don't even have to do that Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #30
Several months ago I went to a Thai restaurant not knowing they used SQUARE ... Auggie Sep 2018 #33
Then at some point you gave them your enail Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #34
I did not Auggie Sep 2018 #38
Extra work? Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #25
Very much a boon to crafters and writers Maeve Sep 2018 #15
Those hand-held devices have been around for decades Retrograde Sep 2018 #37
And I'm sure Square very carefully spells all this out to each customer, right? gratuitous Sep 2018 #23
Huh? I don't think you understand how it works Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #29
Uh huh gratuitous Sep 2018 #35
+1 Auggie Sep 2018 #41
Yeah, it's all bullshit, and I'm glad I'm old and don't give a shit about getting into a certain Nay Sep 2018 #31
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2018 #8
Loss of privacy is the huge issue portrayed. We've never Hortensis Sep 2018 #9
unfortunately djsunyc Sep 2018 #14
Is this really something to complain about? brooklynite Sep 2018 #10
Well, everything is potentially a thing to complain about, really. MineralMan Sep 2018 #13
I think so ... Auggie Sep 2018 #16
No, they don't zipplewrath Sep 2018 #32
Thanks for the tip. I'll walk out of any place that I find out is cash only. nt LAS14 Sep 2018 #19
I rarely use cash any more JCMach1 Sep 2018 #20
Cash, whenever and wherever possible. Iggo Sep 2018 #21
Isn't it Illegal Not to Accept Cash? dlk Sep 2018 #26
i love them.. i sell at a farmers market and its a godsend for me.. samnsara Sep 2018 #27
Hear here! TwistOneUp Sep 2018 #28
Welcome to the rapidly approaching future. lunatica Sep 2018 #36
Businesses DO NOT have to accept cash. MicaelS Sep 2018 #39
I didn't write that statement -- it's from the link I shared. Auggie Sep 2018 #40
My mistake then, I apologize. MicaelS Sep 2018 #42
No problem Auggie Sep 2018 #44
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