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#760 Are Supermarkets Blackmailing Shoppers Into Giving Up Their Privacy?
On today's podcast, Niall is joined by Olga Cronin, Senior Policy Officer with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, to discuss whether loyalty cards are one of the biggest consumer cons of modern times.
Supermarkets tell us that loyalty schemes are designed to reward regular customers with exclusive discounts and special offers. But is that really what's happening? Or are shoppers being pressured into handing over their personal data in exchange for prices that should be available to everyone?
Take a walk through any major supermarket and you'll quickly notice two prices on many products…
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