Marriott Rewards Marriott Violates Privacy Salt Lake City Utah

There is usally small print on a web site that tells you to call or send an email to an address if you don't want information shared with others. I would send Marriott a letter.

I know they did this because the told me they did. I started receiving offers from other companies that indicated they got the information from Marriott. One clue, for example, that got me started was my Marriott Rewards card number was on the paperwork.

That when I called them and they told me they shared information with their "partners".

The real issue here is that if a person share information with a business they should not share the information with anyone. Period. People are rightfully suspicious and cautious about who they share this information with and companies like Marriott only do what will make them money. The individual does not know who all the "partners" are and the list will change with time. These partners could be in countries like Nigeria where fraud and corruption are rampant.

In short, I own my personal information. So, I would like to see legislation that requires a written consent from the individual for every instance where information is shared. Otherwise we will remain in the current condition where an individuals personal information is common knowledge thanks to corporate greed.

An example of how people value privacy is, back in the day, many people chose not to have their phone number published in the phone book. Today corporations require a vast amount of personal information that is simply not necessary for them to conduct business but is certainly is a method to generate revenue.

Did you get junk mail that one of the "Partners" sent? I've been a Marriott Rewards member for years and I get applications for credit cards routinely from Marriott (and other companies- mainly airlines)which I toss out. Other than that I get rewards oriented mailings directly from Marriott. How do you know that Marriott shared your personal information?