# Banks sitting on their customers' shopping data


Banks sitting on their customers' shopping data: “How (US) Banks Plan To Compete With Groupon”   <http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/07/11/how-banks-plan-to-compete-with-groupon/><

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[How Banks Plan To Compete With Groupon](http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/07/11/how-banks-plan-to-compete-with-groupon/)

Banks find a legal way to sell consumers' shopping data

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