Not every watcher hides behind a badge or a pole mounted camera. The most dangerous collectors are the ones you invite in.
Discussion
I’ve always thought this about the grocery store. Eliminating the rewards could mean paying 20% more for groceries as just about everything has a “member” price. Is there a work around? Maddening. Maybe that’s just the tradeoff…
Do the services like privacy . com that mask your bank debit or credit card purchases with random cc numbers work to break the heuristics at stores or do they simply end up being a data honeypot?
They break the link for the vendor you used it at. There is no way to really know if they are a Honeypot or not. I lean towards that they are a honest actor but if you have a high threat model best to stick with cash and gift cards