Grocery stores with customer perk cards now likely provide requested data to insurance companies to comply with some nuanced part of the thousands of pages in Obamacare . That way they can base your rates on the foods and things they see you’ve been buying. Nothing is private any more.
It’s standard practice for me to get a “customer perks” card using an invented name. I like using Chick Hearn and the Laker’s ticket line phone number and arena address when I sign up. Must be a TON of junk mail going to my alter ego. Never give in.
10-4 on that. About 10 years ago when Jewell Foods started the card thing in the Chicago area, I suspected as much and refused to get one. The checkers would reluctantly scan a store card for me to get the discounts.
I objected to the card on the grounds that it was an invasion of privacy. I gave examples of my concern that someday, the government might decide whether or not I was entitled to a particular medical treatment based on my database. Most people thought I was being paranoid and there would be no database. But, look where we are today.
By the way, I contacted the Jewell headquarters, they admitted keeping such data on individuals. To Jewell's credit, they ceased the card program last summer.