No, I didn’t know this:
And certainly HM Revenue & Customs have the power — which they use
— to check on people’s spending; if you’re a self-employed painter and
decorator who’s being a bit remiss with your VAT, I really wouldn’t
advise using a loyalty card at one of the big DIY stores, for example.
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Perhaps the Article 29 Working Party needs to also turn its attention to Tesco’s, who currently run the worlds largest people profiling database.
Tesco have refused to comply with the UK Data Protection Act, and also refuses to respond to personal DPA requests for disclosure on what information they hold.
Tesco DOES share its information with other commercial organisations such as Orange and BSkyB as well as the HMRC.
you can read something of Tesco’s database here.
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,3604,1573821,00.html -
One of the reasons why I don’t use any loyalty card (other than I am a fundamentally disloyal person) is that I don’t think that my information is worth the amount they are offering, especially since once they have it it can end up anywhere.
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