Judy,(posted 8454 days ago)I would tend to agree with you but for a couple of other factors. I have also received two "Consumer Surveys" from Experian. This survey have been mentioned on this site and gos far beyond "consumer opinions" in its' line of questionaing. Numerous prize draw entries for our good friends experian. Numerous applications for credit. Other wierd questionaires etc. When did all this start happening? Just after I told the Halifax that I couldn't fill in their I&E form until they had given me all of the information that I needed. What's the betting that if I had filled it in then I wouldn't be getting so much junk mail right now. Paranoia? not really! If you do not want to be on someones mailing list and you tell them so, then they are legally obliged to remove your name and not to send you more junk mail. This is especially true when they have told you that they have understood and complied with your request! If these companies hold no inforation on marketing then why does their Data Protection Registration list this as one of their purposes and one of the types of information that they hold?
Being in the biz yourself I would appreciate any further insight that you may have into this "Big Brother" activity.
Regards Tim