Rental Business Aaron's Admits Role In Spying On Customers 119
New submitter bhv writes "After firmly denying that it used software on its rent-to-own computers to spy on customers, including capturing passwords, sensitive financial information and images of private intimate moments, Atlanta-based Aaron's has owned up to the practice in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission."
A settlement? (Score:4, Insightful)
I would do jail time if I tried to pull that shit.
Re:A settlement? (Score:5, Insightful)
because
You are not the government.
You are not a corporation.
You are not wealthy enough to own lawyers.
You are not wealthy enough to own politician.
Re:All I can say to that is... (Score:3, Insightful)
A fool and their money were lucky to get together in the first place.
It's an immoral act to let a sucker keep his money.
Until they force someone to rent from them they aren't doing anything wrong.
Re:All I can say to that is... (Score:5, Insightful)
Working that job made me realize that schools *must* have a personal finances class which goes over budgeting, avoiding scams, and setting up an affordable household.
The public schools already teach this. My daughter is in high school, and she had the class last year. It is called "Life Skills". They learn to budget and invest. They write a resume, dress in business attire, and attend a mock job interview. They also learn to plan and cook meals using a budget and nutritional information. It is an elective class, but nearly everyone takes it (it is an easy A, plus you get to make and eat cookies).
The problem is that some people are just fundamentally stupid and irresponsible. No amount of education is going to fix that. The main problem is that these people can vote, so their irresponsibility is inflicted on all of us. If you run up twice your disposable income in credit card debt to pay for useless bling, then why shouldn't the government do the same?
You can not learn enough "Life Skills" in a semester of school. It's shit your parents need to teach you growing up.