Comments on: Postgraduate diploma in Aisle Seven http://www.lexferenda.com/06022007/postgraduate-diploma-in-aisle-seven/ daithí mac sithigh's blog on cyberlaw and more Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steve Hedley http://www.lexferenda.com/06022007/postgraduate-diploma-in-aisle-seven/#comment-98 Steve Hedley Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:31:44 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/wordpress/?p=178#comment-98 Possibly I might be more/less worried if I knew the parameters involved. How many cans of beans do I have to buy before I've paid for a 60-credit course towards a BA? A better question might be: given the value to Tesco of the personal data involved, are the points fair recompense? It's clear from surveys that people are willing enough to surrender personal data in return for SOMETHING (free pen, 50p off the next frozen pizza they buy, whatever) but they might take a different attitude if Tesco are profiting much more from the deal. What do we know on this? And does it make things better or worse if there are others in the market, including the OU, who will sell goods/services in return for points? S Possibly I might be more/less worried if I knew the parameters involved. How many cans of beans do I have to buy before I’ve paid for a 60-credit course towards a BA?

A better question might be: given the value to Tesco of the personal data involved, are the points fair recompense? It’s clear from surveys that people are willing enough to surrender personal data in return for SOMETHING (free pen, 50p off the next frozen pizza they buy, whatever) but they might take a different attitude if Tesco are profiting much more from the deal. What do we know on this? And does it make things better or worse if there are others in the market, including the OU, who will sell goods/services in return for points?

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]]> By: cearta.ie » Blog Archive » For your consideration http://www.lexferenda.com/06022007/postgraduate-diploma-in-aisle-seven/#comment-99 cearta.ie » Blog Archive » For your consideration Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:51:38 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/wordpress/?p=178#comment-99 [...] on Lex Ferenda, Daithí has an alarming-sounding post: Postgraduate diploma in Aisle Seven. But this is neither another of the many online fake degrees, nor yet Tesco moving into the [...] [...] on Lex Ferenda, Daithí has an alarming-sounding post: Postgraduate diploma in Aisle Seven. But this is neither another of the many online fake degrees, nor yet Tesco moving into the [...]

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