BT 2006 trials of Phorm

[Wendy M. Grossman]

Ian Batten wrote:

> I suspect that you're spending too much time amongst people you know.  A 
> great many people would, I suspect, be perfectly happy to do just that 
> in exchange for a Mars Bar and a brightly coloured pen.    There's a 
> middle class squeamishness about revealing one's income, of course, but 
> beyond that (a feeling many people don't have) I'm not sure I can see 
> what the problem would be.  Why do you think bank statements are 
> uniquely or, at least, obviously invasive?  What information  is on them 
> that is likely to cause a problem?

I don't. but people are, as you say, squeamish about it nonetheless, and 
if you're trying to get a point across quickly, as I usually am, it 
seems to work. I haven't tried the test to see what gift they'd take to 
give up their bank statements.

(Quibble: Isn't it difficult to spend a lot of time with people you 
don't know? After you've spent some time with them don't you know them?)

wg