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Costco has begun selling its customer list. If you are a Costco member, you may wish to opt out of “information sharing” — call 1-800-774-2678.

The rep I spoke to claims Costco has always had an opt-out policy. This may be true, but I believe they’ve just started taking advantage of it recently. She was unsure whether Costco rents its list or sells it outright.

If you call, please express your disappointment that Costco has abused your privacy in this way. Pressure from customers could cause the decision makers to change their policy. They gave me this excuse for assuming that customers want third-party solicitations: “all other major corporations do the same thing.” That’s so lame it doesn’t even merit analysis.

It really bothers me that they call it “sharing,” like they’re doing a generous thing, looking out for my best interests.