Cabelas swiping driver's licenses

[Red Ryder]

When returning merchandise at Cabelas, you're now required to hand over your driver's license so they can swipe it in an electronic reader. Cabela's explanation is that too many people are abusing the returns policy.

I consider this business practice a potential invasion of my privacy. I don't even know what information is contained on that magnetic strip - social security number perhaps? In any case, it doesn't rally matter, I'm not a fan of companies that require me to physically hand over my driver's license.

Gander Mountain, here I come

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

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have you not put your DL in the microwave yet....?

 

[Dennis_in_VA]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">have you not put your DL in the microwave yet....? </div></div>

Excuse my lack of savvy Oh Wise One, but other than possibly melting and delaminating my license what are we accomplishing by 'Nuking" the DL?

 

[Red Ryder]

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Thanks for asking that Dennis. Boltripper is indeed wise and savvy in worldly ways and I did not want to appear ignorant by asking that question.

Dang...I just admitted I'm ignorant huh?

 

[One-Eyed Jack]

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A strong refrigerator magnet might work better in removing the information in the strip.

 

[Dennis_in_VA]

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Well my DI told me that the ONLY dumb question is the one you DON'T ask.....

So I tend to ask lots of questions ( most of the time ).

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

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....some doctor here on the Hide told me to nuke my new DL i got earlier this month.....it seems everything plus my genetic code is encrypted in the bar code....although i don't remember give a swab at the DMV .....so i figure what the hey......and gave it a couple of seconds.....


no if i can figure on how to stop the black helios from overflying my house and and keep the tinfoil secured on my cell phone...i'll be GTG.

 

[Dennis_in_VA]

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I don't see why they need to "swipe" since most of the times you have to give name, address, phone number when you return for refund....

If you bought with a CC they already have your info because you will get refunded back to your CC anyways.

 

[Dennis_in_VA]

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Bolt.... just use a foil tater chip bag like Gene did on Enemy of the State..... that's "Green" to boot....

 

[ToddM]

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I'm sure a lot of people put false info on the return form. With the DL you don't have a choice. I've seen cabelas here refuse to do a return if you refuse to let them have your DL. They also ask for your phone number when you check out, but you can refuse to give that. I guess their are more flexible when you want to give them money, just not when you want to return it.

As for the magnetic strip in the DL, a large magnet will take care of that. If they use an RFID chip that may not work. Never heard of putting it in the microwave, but I bet that would cook the RFID chip as well. NV drivers licenses have barcodes on them, so neither of those is going to help.

You need a receipt to do a return anyway now at cabelas, so what does it matter who is doing the return. I find it hard to believe that people are going around stealing merchandise and then forging receipts just to return them to cabelas.

Now that cabelas has changed their return policy I don't shop there much anymore. It used to be the easy no hassle return policy was one of the few reasons to pay their higher prices compared to other sources. Now that the only good return policy they have is on their own brand gear I shop there a lot less.

I'll have to contact NV DMV to see if they will disclose exactly what information is contained on the barcodes of the DL. They probably won't say.

 

[Dennis_in_VA]

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Well what about internet/catalog sales?
How are you supposed to give them you DL?
I guess this stuff only pertains to FTF deals?

 

[SniperCJ]

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You DL strip has only DL info, which, at least in Texas, does not include your SS#.

 

[mexicanmatch]

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VA license has a bat code on the back. so iam screwed.

 

[Red Ryder]

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Yeah well your DI may have told you that the only dumb question is the one you don't ask, but a lawyer I once worked with said there are no stupid questions...only stupid people asking questions.

Still Cabelas pisses me off to NO end for a number of reasons. Like those discounts they give you on your NEXT purchase. F that, I want the discount NOW because otherwise I'll forget to bring the card that you have to present at your NEXT purchase. But this thing about swiping my driver license - I told the woman point blank that "this shit just ain't gonna' work."

I also figure that a lot of people who shop at Cabela's are NOT the kind of people who appreciate having their driver license swiped. Outdoorsman, at least the ones I hang with, don't much like having records kept on them. And yes, I know, there are plenty of records already but that doesn't mean you shouldn't fight when you have the chance.

 

[dlc356]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">no if i can figure on how to stop the black helios from overflying my house and and keep the tinfoil secured on my cell phone...i'll be GTG. </div></div>

I haven't seen a black helicopter in months... but the damn black Suburbans are everywhere I go.

 

[jasonk]

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It's called business folks, get used to it and stop whining. Don't like it, don't shop there. I love how people complain that they want the lowest prices AND great customer service, but when Cabelas does something to help protect this you all start crying foul.

Let me explain how and why this works, I got to witness a fine example of the drivers license scanning just the other day.

Woman walks in to a local store, has a Sonicare tooth brush, some fancy cream and other items. Totals about $150 worth of stuff, but darn it she lost her receipt. So, they say no problem, we can return it for you....just need your DL. Now here's where it gets good, they take said DL and enter it in the computer: "Well madam, it appears you returned $125 worth of stuff to another one of our stores just 15 miles from here yesterday AND you had no receipt there either". So, do you think this lady was an honest shopper and happened to buy stuff at two stores and then lose both receipts? Let me get this one for you....NO. She was a thief, a scammer, etc etc.

Now you say, but I had a receipt...why scan mine? Thanks to all the damn lawyers out there if you don't scan every DL and treat everyone just the same, then you sued for discrimination or some stupid deal like that.

While I'm not a fan of DL scanning, I see the business purpose of it and I accept it. They are trying to protect their business interests and I can't blame them for that.

Want a place to buy stuff where the prices are low and they'll never scan your DL, let me give you a secret web address. http://www.botachtactical.com/ Oh, just don't complain when you don't get any service....or maybe not even you stuff.

Vote with your dollars..... If you need me, I'll be at Cabelas

----- Side note below

Also, to keep costs low, they can use the DL to focus marketing mailings, etc. They could buy an address list, mail to 50,000 people and have 45,000 of them throw the ad away. OR.... they could simply send 5,000 mailers to the 5,000 people they know are their customers and get 100% hit rate on the advertising. Again, keeping costs down and prices lower.

 

[RADcustom]

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...so what happened to the lady returning her stuff? Did they give her a refund or give her the stuff back?

That is a terrible ending to a story.

 

[jasonk]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RADcustom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...so what happened to the lady returning her stuff? Did they give her a refund or give her the stuff back?

That is a terrible ending to a story. </div></div>

They gave her bad of stuff back and said....Sorry, have a nice day.

 

[Red Ryder]

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jasonk - Prices lower? Prices lower my ass. I just was looking for a Forster trimmer and found it at Cabelas for about $30 more than another online store. Show me where Cabela's prices are lower. Show me where they make it easier on customers instead of running the old "This discount is valid NEXT TIME you make a purchase."

I've been a Cabelas customer for a long time; even belong to their silly ass Cabela's club. I have a good reputation with Cabela's and THEY fuckin' know it because they can check my purchase/payment record anytime they want. And for years I've driven right past a Gander Mountain to get to Cabela's but guess what? No more.

I'm tired of business invading my privacy. I don't give a flying fuck whether people are abusing them. I'm HONEST, I DON'T and I don't like it when I'm asked to give 'em my driver's license so they can scan it. It might have info on there I don't want them to have. End of story.

 

[427Cobra]

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Botac sucks, I can't beleave you even recommended it.

 

[acloco]

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The Cabelas return policy changed when Dick let the company go public.

Their prices used to be, at the very least, competitive, but not now.

I go to Cabelas still, but seldom buy anything anymore.

 

[AXEMAN]

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there was a guy going around with a bar code printer thru the midwest, minnesota to mississippi and he would print up a label for binocs, slap them on a few $2K steiners or what ever costs that much and either return them in some cases or sell them on ebay as he drove from store to store.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/06/19/cabelas_shoplifter/

one day he got $4k worth of stuff for $360 on the register. 90% off sale!

 

[jasonk]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427Cobra</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Botac sucks, I can't beleave you even recommended it. </div></div>

It was a joke....as an example of what you get with low prices and NO service. I'd go without before buying from them.

 

[jasonk]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RedRyder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm tired of business invading my privacy. </div></div>

LOL, you act as if they were peeping through the shades and going through your trash. It's no different than when they ask for your name and address except the information is correct and it's faster for the return department.

What do you think your DL really tells them? Blood type, sexual preference, mothers maiden name, favorite beer, etc? They are getting the same information that you can find from looking in the local phone book.

I'd love to argue about it more but I've got to get my kids fitted for their tinfoil hats while they are still young enough not to have a file at Cabelas.

 

[jasonk]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RedRyder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Prices lower my ass. I just was looking for a Forster trimmer and found it at Cabelas for about $30 more than another online store. Show me where Cabela's prices are lower. </div></div>

Last one....did you actually read my post? I never said Cabelas was the cheapest, they never are. I said they try to keep costs and prices down...not lower than others.

I've returned stuff to Cabelas after a year that broke and know buddies who have returned leaky boots after TWO years. Try that with your "lowest cost online source".

It's a choice, you get either best prices OR best service. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE can provide both and be in business for long. Just like everything else in this world, you get what you pay for.

 

[Red Ryder]

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That's just it, I DON'T know what my DL tells them. Whatever they need to know, they can ask me. I offered to show them my DL but no, they had to swipe it.

<span style="font-style: italic">You're</span> the one who mentioned lower prices, not me. If they're trying to keep prices lower, then they need to try a WHOLE lot harder. I'm cranked over their customer service - or lack thereof.

But since we're talking service, let's talk L.L. Bean - costs more but the service, AND the return policy is impeccable. And the quality of the goods is very high. Sure, it's not the kind of gear we on the 'hide typically buy but they do have a tremendous customer loyalty ranking. I don't mind spending somewhat more in order to have the opportunity to deal with a company like LL Bean. And gee, not once have they asked to swipe my DL.

And since you have other things to do, please, don't let my post stop you from going to do them.

 

[Ratbert]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RedRyder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I consider this business practice a potential invasion of my privacy. </div></div>

It's not an invasion of your privacy because it is entirely voluntary. If you don't want to give them that info then you are more than free to conduct business with someone else. It's not like they are clubbing people on the street and grabbing their wallets to get this info. While I personally find it distasteful, it's hardly an assault against me.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dennis_in_VA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
If you bought with a CC they already have your info because you will get refunded back to your CC anyways.</div></div>

CC companies have strict rules about what info merchants can and can't glean from a CC transaction. Most info about you is inaccessible (from a legal perspective) to the merchant processing the transaction, even if things such as your billing address or billing phone number are used. If they want that info for any other purposes (marketing, tracking sales, identity theft, etc) they must separately request it from you or they'll lose their merchant account with the CC processor.

 

[Ghogs Nightmare]

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I've bought stuff there in the past an will in the future, its all a matter of being a smart consumer. Yes Im not a fan of the swiping idea but the info is there an they'll have it one way or another.
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As far as their "silly" club goes, you just need to know how to use it to your advantage. You have to pay bills either way, sooo why not pay it with your "Club" card an get the points. It doesnt happen overnight but eventually the points add up. Then you use'm when ya want to. I just recieved an "employee" discount email from'm the other day. If i can get a deal I will if not I wont bitch about the price, I'll use my big boy skills and find it elsewhere OR...ask if they'll match the price. If they do boom i'm in an lookie lookie I have what i wanted at a decent price. This includes their own "net" prices, if its not the same price in the store they will match it to the net price.
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Merry Christmas

 

[Red Ryder]

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Ratbert - it's NOT entirely voluntary. I was under duress, I either gave them the card or I didn't get the return. But guess what? IF and it's a big IF, I do business with Cabela's again it'll be online. Let 'em ask me for my DL online.

 

[UKDslayer]

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I actually like being able to return stuff without hunting down receipts - just returned stuff at Costco by just giving them by Costco card. Also nice to be informed when a product you purchased has been recalled

Be prepared for sources of healthcare (from hospitals to small doc's offices) to be more insistent about seeing your DL and swiping both that and your insurance card due to new Federal rules soon to be passed) called "Red Flag Rules". Basically Red Flag Rules are to both prevent medical identity theft and keep multiple people from using one insurance policy/membership card.

 

[Firemarshall27]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RedRyder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Gander Mountain, here I come</div></div>

Gander asks for your DL also on returns.

 

[Red Ryder]

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Returned stuff two weeks ago at Gander Mountain. No muss, no fuss and no DL. And as I said, I don't care if they want to see it. I just don't want them swiping it.

 

[Longshot38]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: firemarshall27</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RedRyder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Gander Mountain, here I come</div></div>

Gander asks for your DL also on returns. </div></div>

They are the same parent company. Thus I would expect the return policies to be the same.

 

[ALShooter]

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Retail stores take your dl info on no reciept returns because of the people that make fraudulent returns and it allows them the track those people who do it frequently. Loss prevention 101 people....

 

[jasonk]

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RR...this is fun, kids are napping so I've got more time to do some constructive arguing on the internet.

One more question, with this Cabelas return, did you have your original receipt and was the item purchased in the last 30 days?

 

[mexicanmatch]

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Not to hijack thread but the other week i went to pay off my low"s bill. $28 with a check and they refused to take it without my dl, The store manager kid said he didn't know me and my check might be no good, if the little prick had been abt a foot closer to the counter he would have gotten to know me more then he would ever wanted to. I got him to sign refuse on the check for lack of id then i left the store, also got the name of two other people standing in line as witness on the back of check. Now i will send it in and see what reply i get back. Also made copy of it. That's all folks.

 

[Ted_D]

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I have a pair of boots I bought last hunting season (08)Im returning Monday.

 

[Red Ryder]

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jasonk - yes and yes to both questions. Furthermore, I'm not arguing with you, constructive or otherwise. I had my credit card with me and was willing to show my id and my cc if necessary. There's no reason for them to swipe my card. None period. You can post all you want to the contrary.

I posted this thread to inform 'hide members of something they might find interesting. If you want to take up for Cabela's fine, go right ahead.

 

[ToddM]

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Cabelas return policy used to be very easy and no hassle, pretty well anything you bought if you weren't satisfied they'd take back. Did it cost them money....sure it did, but it gained them a LOT of sales in the process because guys knew they stood behind anything you bought there. It gained them a TON of sales and repeat business because their prices have never been good, but it was worth it for the return policy. Did people abuse it.....sure they did.

It's the same reason people shop at REI, amazing return policy, no where near the best prices, with an easy to use and look up rewards program.

Now just about anything that isn't cabelas own brand is only returnable for 90 days, optics and electronics only 60 days. Even their own brand items only the clothing and footwear now have a lifetime warranty, everything else cabelas is 1 year warranty. After that you're out of luck just like most other merchants.

Are they saving money in returns and such, sure they are, but I guarantee it's costing them sales because I know a lot of people that bought there because of the return policy, now that's gone there's no reason to buy there and pay the higher prices. Not to mention as someone else said outdoors people, fishermen/hunters etc. are probably more likely to want to avoid having their DL scanned than others. Who's to say what info is really on the DL unless the DMV tells you. Address, SSN, phone, email, vehicle license and registration info, medical info, emergency contact, there's a lot of info the DMV keeps on a person. Who knows what of that is actually imprinted to the DL.

The cabelas rewards club is a joke as well, I have the non-credit card version that's a lower % reward. Unlike other stores they cannot or will not look up your reward account by name/phone number for you. So if you don't drag their card around, you get nothing.

I was once told that they could enter it manually at the customer service area with a receipt (after making a large purchase where the cashier forgot to apply it we went strait to customer service desk, they took my info and said it would be applied in 3-4 weeks), never showed up. When I went back to inquire about it I was told it was too long after the purchase then for them to inquire about it or apply it. They know most people won't hassle with it and they go out of their way to make it as hard as possible. It's the same as the % deals where you have to come back and make another purchase. They know most people will loose the card or won't come back etc. Again they go as far out of their way as possible to make sure you don't gain from it.

Cabelas is okay, their frequent $20 off $100 purchase and $30 off $150 purchase coupons bring their prices down to normal, but I still find myself shopping there a lot less now that their return policy sucks.

 

[ArcticLight]

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Well many years ago Safeway (I believe) had jacked their prices up - but low and behyold with our "card" you can get cheaper prices.

One day a guy rang through, 2 cases of beer, and his insurance company refused to pay for any health costs from there out.

He filed a lawsuit for information WHY and found out they received information from the grocery store stating he bought alcohol.


He sued them, and won.


You do need to be concerned about "privacy statements" on websites etc because ALMOST all people except your doctor (Federal law) DO pass on your information to 3rd party advertisers.

Generally that's safe enough though, just annoying.

 

[BoiseRob]

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I think I'll show my Concealed Weapons License instead. My driver's license has a bar code but the CWL has nothing but legally, is a photo ID...

 

[trailmudder]

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In Pa the DL info contained in the card does have your SSN .

 

[bike1469]

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I ran my DL across the anti theft de-activator at Home Depot, the one that reads: "Do Not Place Credit Cards Here"
Then had a buddy scan the DL in his cruiser.....no info remaining. If he wanted any info, he would have to call it in via radio, which is easy enough for the PD...not Cabela's.

 

[ToddM]

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That's typically how rewards programs work. They aren't giving you a discount for being a good repeat customer, they are being paid by companies and such for a more detailed customer profile provided by tracking all your purchases over long periods of time. Essentially they are paying you to allow them to track and sell your info.

In the past lets say cabelas was able to put sales info together such as how many of X product were sold, how new packaging or placement helped or hurt sales, what items didn't sell in what stores for demographics, or from what areas of the country in mail order, and even possibly what other items were frequently bought with X item at the same time.

However, using a rewards card, all of a sudden they have a total purchase profile for you as a customer. They can collect months and years of data on you and your buying habits. So companies are willing to pay much more for that level of detailed info.

The same is true of their 10/20/30$ off a certain purchase price, they are tied to your email and your customer info you have to provide to get on the mailing list. Usually that's not an issue because they don't have that much info from you signing up. Address, phone, name, email, etc. No more than you'd have to put on a return slip anyway.

With rewards CC's its a little different, usually, CC companies are much more careful with user info and your buying history because customers are so aware of what can happen if that info is sold or gets into the wrong hands. Cabelas can offer a larger reward to their CC holders because they are getting a kick back on the interest payments from whatever company actually issues and runs the card. Also usually people who work for CC companies are instructed in the importance of personal customer info and it's access is limited. I doubt cabelas is making sure the min. wage monkey at the returns counter is concerned about your personal info or where it goes.

In terms of returns, there's NOTHING in their public written store policy for returns that says you are required to give them your DL to swipe in order to make a return. There's also no statement of privacy about the information they are getting off swiping your DL. So essentially when you decide to let them swipe it (even though they are "forcing" you to if you want to make a return) they can do whatever they want with any info they get off of it.

Are they probably using it in a good manner to protect against fraudulent returns.....sure. Would it be good business for cabelas to abuse that info....hardly. However, who's to say that when they swipe it there's not a file on a computer somewhere with not only your return info, and name/address/phone. But also every field of info available on your DL, and who's to say that doesn't get into the wrong hands. How many times do we hear about hard drives or computers that are sold or stolen out of dumpsters that have databases of critical info on them.

Worse yet that database has to be accessible by the internet in the cabelas network, because they can tell if you have a history of return attempts at other stores. So now it's just not one store and one computers security you have to worry about it's anyone who decides to hack into cabelas, or any disgruntle computer savvy employee with access that decides to download that info and sell it.

Years ago in my undergrad the university financial aid computer (that should have NEVER been connected to the internet anyway), was hacked into and years of student financial aid information, applications etc. was compromised. That one incident is still causing issues for the university, the information is still floating around and every couple months a ID theft is tracked to that incident. Of course the university didn't do it intentionally but the bottom line was that large databases of user info are easy targets for ID theft.

So unless you know exactly what info they are collecting off your DL and how it's being stored and it's security, people should be concerned about it.

 

[UKDslayer]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ArcticLight</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well many years ago Safeway (I believe) had jacked their prices up - but low and behyold with our "card" you can get cheaper prices.

One day a guy rang through, 2 cases of beer, and his insurance company refused to pay for any health costs from there out.

He filed a lawsuit for information WHY and found out they received information from the grocery store stating he bought alcohol.


He sued them, and won.


You do need to be concerned about "privacy statements" on websites etc because ALMOST all people except your doctor (Federal law) DO pass on your information to 3rd party advertisers.

Generally that's safe enough though, just annoying. </div></div>

Bad news, if you are using health insurance to pay for any of your medical care, you automatically give your doctor's privilege to share information about your health with the insurance company - in fact they have to write down your diagnoses to get paid for the exam/visit, and all those diagnoses go into a great "big brother" data bank called the "MIB" for medical information bureau. Insurance rights supercede HIPAA, unless you privately pay for your medical care - then its between you & your doc. So beware! I have learned to not write "rule out (bad diagnosis)" until there actually is a formal diagnosis - that person can have paperwork hassles for years because of it.

 

[doc76251]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: UKDslayer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Bad news, if you are using health insurance to pay for any of your medical care, you automatically give your doctor's privilege to share information about your health with the insurance company - in fact they have to write down your diagnoses to get paid for the exam/visit, and all those diagnoses go into a great "big brother" data bank called the "MIB" for medical information bureau. Insurance rights supercede HIPAA, unless you privately pay for your medical care - then its between you & your doc. So beware! I have learned to not write "rule out (bad diagnosis)" until there actually is a formal diagnosis - that person can have paperwork hassles for years becuase of it. </div></div>

Much to that and you would be well served to understand the rules when dealing with big brother and the insurance industry. Glad to know there is an MD out there that doesn't "R/O" everything they can think of. That one term opens more cans of worms than you will ever know.

Cheers,

Doc

 

[GasLight]

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This is same shit, different year... I remember when people wouldn't buy anything online because I'll be damned if I'm gonna just give out my credit card information to the cosmos. Technology has changed, it isn't some magic conspiracy to get our bloodtypes in the Cabela's database, so when their vampire night stockers get hungry, they will know where to go for the correct blood types. This is the easiest way for them to get your driver's license information accurately. Instead of having a clerk who likely didn't even take a high-school typing class trying to enter the data and then ensuring they don't make any typos, they have come up with a swipe. IF and that is an enormous IF, your DL stripe has other information on it than what is printed right on the front, what do you think they are doing with the information?