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by csmattryder 4789 days ago
You're new to Hacker News, but you're encouraged to 'show your working' here along with your comment.

I welcome to see the data that Square is tracking purchases, and if it is, how is this any different to XYZ Supermarket's loyalty program/card, and how are they doing this without breaking any laws.

(Oh, and they've handled $15bn in transactions, sans Starbucks, I doubt they need the moolah!)

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What do you mean by show I am working? Projects? Love to, how?

As for comparing Square to loyalty cards, I have to give actual consent to the card issuer, with Square, they track me as a customer without permission or consent just because the merchant has done a deal with them.