Students ‘pay’ for coffee with personal data


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There’s nothing college students like more than free stuff and a lot of caffeine, right?

 

Shiru Cafe, a Japanese-owned coffee shop on Brown University’s campus, is cashing in on just that.

 

No college ID? No cup of coffee.

 

Students hand over their personal information – name, phone number, email address, concentration in school, as well as professional interests – via an app.

 

In exchange, students open themselves up to receiving information from corporate sponsors who pay the cafe to reach its clientele through advertising on the cups, ordering pages, digital ads in the store, and even baristas.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/students-pay-for-coffee-with-personal-data

 

 

Yea, sorry, my data is worth way more than a cup of coffee.  Or even several cups. 

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