By John Blundell Supermarkets use their “clubcard” to give those that disclose their personal details up to a 50% reduction on prices. The huge £2.3 billions of profits Tesco is making has emboldened their Corporatocracy. They are all doing it: Sainsbury Nectar card, Boots Advantage Card, Waitrose Loyalty Card, Asda Rewards Card, Morrison More Card,
By Didi Rankovic What some might see as UK authorities’ “age verification fixation” continues, this time with pilots whose purported goal is, as ever, a noble one – make sure alcohol is not sold to minors in stores or hospitality venues. But – as ever – there’s quite a bit of “surveillance state-creation hazard” in
A reader writes: Tesco are leading the way to stop our Freedom, by trying to stop us using cash, installing digital recognition cameras and now apps to enter their stores to do our shopping! They are trying to control us through food, the basic necessity of life! If possible, PLEASE STOP using this controlling money
Why the demand for data leaves a bad taste By Jonathan Rowson “Nothing ever becomes real till experienced.” – John Keats The next time you hear the word technology, think capitalism. And when you think of capitalism, think about which mutation of capitalism we are living through, and what it means for how our lived
Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson, Alex Thomson and Mark Anderson with Monday’s UK Column News. Topics in this video: Finance 00:28 Jeremy Hunt becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) and bails out markets 07:54 Director of Payment Systems at Bank of Finland warns people to keep cash in case of system outages 10:00 Tesco supermarkets