Supermarket Loyalty Cards Vs National ID Cards

A user writes "The BBC is running a story on a speech David Blunkett, the British Home Secretary, has given on ID cards and supermarket loyalty cards. He criticises the data protection arrangements for the loyalty cards whilst simultaneously (hypocritically?) promoting his own national ID card scheme, which is exempt from the Data Protection Act 1998. See also the UK Information Commissioner's (data protection and freedom of information watchdog) concerns about the ID card scheme."

Poetry time!

[wrinkledshirt]

There once was a man called Blunkett.
Loyalty Programs? He tried to debunk it.
But his views on privacy
Were pure hypocrisy,
So Britons everywhere said "Man, you flunk it!"

resistance is futile

[howhardcanitbetocrea]

If anyone thinks that just by not having a supermarket loyalty card they have more privacy, they are kidding themselves. If someone wants to know that on Friday I buy women's underwear and what size I prefer they are welcome to the information....as long as I get a free iPod

Re:MOD THIS (MASTERFUL) TROLL DOWN

[Anubis350]

::chuckles::
I didnt click it, I sent to a friend of mine to see what it was when I didnt recognize the link, reaction was priceless.
::evil laugh::
--Anubis

Re:Poetry time!

[Anonymous Coward]

The poem was quite swell,
Yes, all was going well,
Except one thing,
You musn't be be king,
To see that the poem had far too many syllables for it's own good.

Wait your turn!

[Chuck Chunder]

Australia's next.

False Data

[Alien54]

I usually fill them out with false data, Tell them that I moved, and the address on my license is out of date.

tho now they want to mail the things to you.

Re:Poetry time!

[wrinkledshirt]

Hey, buddy, YOU try making a poem out of a name like "Blunkett." It isn't as easy as it looks.

Not a Limerick

[Omkar]

The rhythm is off, but the rhyme is true, so the reader is left hanging. M yattempt to fix:
The once was a man named Blunkett
Privacy? Tried to debunk it.
But his guv'ment's card
Hit privacy hard
Hypocrisy test? He flunked it!

That was godwaful. See why I'm going to major in math?

Re:It's a sad time we live in

[calibanDNS]

Hopefully I can mod my duct-tape wallet [thinkgeek.com] to support that. Or maybe ThinkGeek will start offering RFID-blocking wallet/bag/clothing? Hint hint if you're reading this ThinkGeek admins!

Re:False Data

[superpulpsicle]

Isn't everyone...

Name: Test User
Home: 10 main st, Beverly hills 90210
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Re:Poetry time!

[Anonymous Coward]

It's easy, just go post-modern.

Blunkett.
Spider eggs in the attic.
Lost souls cry out at night.
gonegonegonegonegonegone.
So alone.

Only safe in the right hands

[calibanDNS]

Your grocery discount card is only safe in the right hands [penny-arcade.com]! Just imagine what they'd do if they found your National ID card.

Re:Forget the stupid cards, give me service!

[calibanDNS]

Excellent. My plot to conquer the world by learning all chain store geographic boundaries is going well. Now if only I can pinpoint the exact location where Mr. Pibb becomes available as only a fountain drink...

Re:Not Interesting (DON'T CLICK)

[kfg]

Is the pig cute?

KFG

Re:Poetry time!

[Anonymous Coward]

There once was a Slashdot story,
The first post was quite gory,
It showed a pig,
Oh, it was big,
Humping a man's hole o' glory.

I mean...

[LardBrattish]

He criticises the data protection arrangements for the loyalty cards whilst simultaneously (hypocritically?) promoting his own national ID card scheme, which is exempt from the Data Protection Act 1998.

I mean, you'd have to be blind not to see that wouldn't you?

Re:You can swap grocery cards with no harm to anyo

[bludstone]

This is what I do. They think I am Paul R*, a coworker. He was bitching about the card system, and tracking, so I said "so, lets swap cards. That way they'll think you are me, and Im you."

Funny though, I had previously swapped cards.

Now Paul is a woman. :)

Re:Not a Limerick

[Stevis]

Mmmm. Godwaffles.

Haiku time!

[Anonymous Coward]

> Firstly you dispose of the classical rules of rhyme.
>
> Blunkett's an arsehole.

Then you apply the haiku rules; stylistically, you're supposed to refer to the environment, or a season, or something like that, and there's supposed to be some sort of internal contrast or conflict going on.

I came up with the following internal monologue, in haiku form:

Blunkett's an arsehole.
My slashdot poetry sucks.
Fuck you, it's winter.