Recap: Credit Card Privacy Problem, Hotel Ad & More

• The spy in your wallet: Credit cards have a privacy problem by Washington Post.
• Man Arrested After Very Negative Hilton Hotel Review by Live & Lets Fly. He got arrested for making death threats, not for leaving a bad review.

 

• Have You Ever Seen A Hotel Ad That Was As Ridiculously Accurate As This One? by YMMV.

Deals starting/expiring at the end of today or starting today (view the full deal calendar here):

• Safeway: Get $10 Off When You Spend $100+ In Select Giftcards [Vons, Randall’s, Albertsons, Tom Thumb, Acme, Jewel, Shaw’s]
• Kroger: 4x Fuel Points On Happy Gift Cards
• Publix: Spend $50 On Groceries & Get $10 Off Gas Giftcard
• Kroger: $50 Restaurants Giftcard For $45, Available Online
• Verizon Up: $50 Verizon Giftcard For 1 Point (8/27 At 2PM CT)

Deals starting/expiring at end of tomorrow:

• [Targeted] eBay/Paypal Extras Mastercard: Bonus 3% Cash Back On All Purchases (5% Total)
• Hilton Honors American Express Business Card 130k Points & Free Weekend Night Certificate
• American Express Hilton Surpass/Ascend Bonus Increased To 130k Points & Free Weekend Night Certificate

Here are some of the most popular posts from past few days:

• Office Depot/Max: Visa Gift Cards, Save $15 When You Buy $300 [8/25-8/31]
• CardMatch/AmEx Pre-Qual Offering Some People 100,000 Points On American Express Platinum