Today I received a new Citi® Dividend World MasterCard®. That's not very unusual, until you realize Citibank didn't ask for my permission--I already have a Citi® Platinum Select® MasterCard® with them, and I recently renewed it on the expiration date. They are pushing this new card as though it's some kind of mandatory upgrade, yet it is still an opt-out offer and my old card doesn’t expire until 2010 and it’s working great. Very strange... read more

Wal-Mart was just the beginning. Now they put it in your clothes, in your car, on your new RealID card, your cell phone, your keys, your passport, and soon enough–embedded underneath your skin. I mean, it’s more convenient, right? read more