"Able Danger" ring a tiny little bell?
It will work just as well (someday) to ferret out suspected "domestic enemies" as it did with Able Danger to ferret out Atta and company.
All from open source materials....like these.
The essense is that the million computer searchable factoids about you, when crunched, will inexorably take the govt into "predicted behaviour" territory. No need to wait for the crime, they will already "know" who their enemies are.
These food cards just make it even easier for tomorrow's potential Big Sister. Nothing crunches out your personality profile like what you decide to put in your shopping cart, year after year.
(Along with your phone records, credit card purchases, online habits, magazine subscriptions, etc etc etc.)
If it truely deserves a deeper look it should be aired on a more credible venue than Coast to gost
"Able Danger" noticed something which ought to have been obvious anyhow.
I should probably get a new card (mine's showing some wear) and exchange ASAP with another Food Lion customer.