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- From: dgillmor@msen.com (Dan Gillmor)
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- Subject: Re: "Welcome to the Machine"
- Date: 23 Nov 1992 16:45:32 GMT
- Organization: Detroit Free Press
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- Randal L. Schwartz (merlyn@ora.com) wrote:
- :
- : Anyway, they *didn't* check my ID when I gave them information, so I
- : could have said anything. They also did *not* demand a phone number,
- : so all they have is my post office box. (Hey, I can always use a
- : little more junk mail in my woodstove. :-)
- :
- : And yes, they swipe the card upon entry, and upon any purchase (cash
- : or card).
- :
- Guess I wasn't clear. I still find it hard to believe that the store would
- deny you entry without the card swipe, or that they'd refuse to take your
- money at the cash register without another swipe of the card.
-
- Has anyone simply refused to cooperate with them, and then been turned away?
-
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