J👀Apr 8, 2023

I had to go to #Officeworks to replace/return a defective HD purchased only two months ago. They insisted on getting my licence to get my personal details and open an account according to their 'process' and 'policy'.

I told them to fuck off about me giving them my personal details. And reminded them that under customer law, they have to replace a defective product they sold me.

So at the end they replaced the HD and I left the store, probably to not go back ever.

Hopefully this attitude of customers refusing to hand over personal details to businesses when it is not necessary will become more generalised and businesses will realise that #privacy is important to people.

Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Apr 8, 2023
@j I've done the same. "But we have to", says the poor service person. " No you don't. You do not have to have my contact details to sell me a toaster." Then I offer kindly, bc it's not their fault, to talk to someone higher up.
Show threadAussietrev
@anne_twain @j I must find out how long licensed premises and clubs keep our licence image in New South Wales and other places and the security system they use to protect it.
Apr 8, 2023 at 12:17pmWeb