No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/29/643386327/no-cash-needed-at-this-cafe-students-pay-the-tab-with-their-personal-data?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

At Shiru Cafe in Providence, R.I., students "pay" for coffee, but not with money.

For free coffee, students can provide their names, phone numbers, email, majors and interests. This information is then provided to corporate sponsors who want to “diversify students’ career choices.”

(Image credit: Chaiel Schaffel /Rhode Island Public Radio)

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/29/643386327/no-cash-needed-at-this-cafe-students-pay-the-tab-with-their-personal-data?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

At Shiru Cafe in Providence, R.I., students "pay" for coffee, but not with money.

For free coffee, students can provide their names, phone numbers, email, majors and interests. This information is then provided to corporate sponsors who want to “diversify students’ career choices.”

(Image credit: Chaiel Schaffel /Rhode Island Public Radio)

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