Target and My/Everyone's Right to Privacy

The other day I was in the local Target to see what I could find to buy with a birthday gift card I was given. Finding nothing I wanted to spend my gift on, I picked up a bottle of wine and went to check-out. The cashier asked to see my driver's license, so I showed it to her, even tho' I'm sixty-friggin'-eight years old. I asked her if I needed to prove I was an old fart. She chuckled and asked me to take it out of its sleeve in my wallet, which I did. She then proceeded to slide the card through her card reader, which sort of surprised me, as I have never had that done before , even at Target, which I don't frequent all that often.

The more I think about it, the more it gets under my skin. What gives Target the right to access my personal information contained on my driver's license? It's none of their damn business who I am, where I live, or what my D.L. number is. All they need to know is that I'm over 21 years of age. I went to Target's website in order to let them know of my dissatisfaction. Naturally, there is no "Contact Us" link for me to vent on, so I'm going to take the opportunity within the next few days to go back and talk with the store manager.

Stay tuned...