I recently updated some of my privacy choices for one of the banks I do business with and found it to be more cumbersome than anticipated. I initially tried to make the appropriate updates online but the process was not consumer friendly so I contacted my bank. The choices I made to help better protect my privacy and reputation included: Do not call with bank offers; Do not email with bank offers; Do not send me offers in the mail from the bank; and Do not share my personal financial information with bank affiliates or third parties.
I can't recall the last time this bank sent me an offer that was worth taking advantage of and I have never received an offer from one of this bank's affiliates or a third party that does business with the bank that was worth accepting. In general, I have found these marketing offers to be worthless and a waste of my time.
The stronger your privacy choices are the less likely you will become a target of a scam. Protecting your privacy will help better protect your personal and professional reputation.
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