[pksadiq]

> Why is this even a thing? Maybe I should just go back to buying everything with cash, it's impossible to keep up with all the crap we need to disable or hack around

And some agencies may be more interested in these exclusion databases. So I don't think there is any way to get out of this maze. When you sign up to exclude from a list, you get included in many other.

[mulmen]

What’s the risk here? Am I branded as a terrorist for opting out of marketing? What’s the logic?

[corobo]

Lists can be used for things other than terrorists

[mulmen]

Obviously, such as tracking who opted out of marketing based on their credit card spend.

The question is what unintended (and specifically undesirable) consequences that poses to the members of the list.