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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
I would OPT IN as long as its never used for profit, ie any company making money shouldnt get such info.
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Seems a very narrow minded view. When you bear in mind that any products they develop (and make a profit from, as they are not charities) could save the lives of thousands, if not millions of people.
People seem to think that large companies (and drug companies in particular) are huge, evil entities only too willing to suck the life out of anyone for profit. While I don't think that these guys are paragons of virtue (quite the opposite, in fact), bear in mind that (to paraphrase something I heard somewhere) they are responsible for products that "will save many more people than you or I ever will.".
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
So they've got your post code and age, even over a few addressess it's childs play to find each individual and target product at them.
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Actually wrong (in some cases). The road my friend in has one postcode. It's a mile and a half long and has over 100 houses along it's length. Most of those probably have between 2 and four occupants.. Blocks of flats may have their own postcode, but again, these are only likely to have their own postcode if a lot of people live in the block.