Target's "guests"

[Joel S. Berson]

Target's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Gregg W.
Steinhafel continues to refer to those at risk due to its failure to
keep their personal information secure as "guests".*  But I wonder --
does that let Target claim it does not have a contractual
responsibility to its (house-?) guests that a less with-it company
might have to its customers?

* This apparently is their standard nomenclature.  I never
knew.  Because I've never shopped at Target.  And I don't listen to
their commercials.  I guess I'm not at risk.

Joel

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