A frightening insight into the future of consumerism, globalisation and the Internet is here at Buy n Large. This comes from the BnL website privacy policy:
All acquired customer information becomes the property of the Buy n Large corporation and can be used (but is not limited to) any venture the Buy n Large Corporation deems beneficial to it. By visiting Buy n Large (or a Buy n Large partner) the user agrees to relinquish (if requested) any personal assets that may be deemed “usable” by the Buy n Large Corporation; this includes (but is not limited to) real estate, stock holdings, user transportation, employment income and the users “soul” (either real or imagined, regardless of spiritual or religious affiliation). http://buynlarge.com/
You have got to give a website points when they are this open about their intentions. It turns-out that this amazing site is all an elaborate hoax to promote the upcoming Pixar movie Wall*E.
This almost reads like a slightly tamed-down version of Jasper Fforde’s Goliath Corporation [^]. Goliath comes right out and doesn’t hide it’s intentions behind legalese:
The Corporation welcomes open and responsible corporate affairs but also upholds the right to defend itself against those wishing to harm the good work it does for the citizenry. If you know who these people are it is your moral responsibility to tell us. Call (in confidence) our Goliath ‘Helpful Citizen Hotline’ 700-STOOLY. There may be a cash reward. http://www.goliathcorp.com/index2.html
No Orwellian Double-Speak here! What a shame that they are both fictional – but real-life is much more insidious.
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