Saturday, March 14, 2015

ODD POLITICAL POLLS

On  two occasions this writer has been asked for his  name by a woman  on a landline call   claiming  to  be making  a  political  poll . In the first instance , at the  end of questioning relating to the Queensland election , I  was asked  for  my first name  in case  the supervisor wanted to clarify an  answer  to a  question .  Strange .  The   latest  caller  rang  re a "news poll "  and asked  to  speak to a male member of the  household .  First off ,  she asked for my name ...when I  asked why   this   is   necessary,  click ,  the interview ended before it started . Apart from  being  rude , if   you believe in conspiracy theories  you  can  see  how  polls  could be   tailored to   only  contact  people  who  by  previous  response  to  questions  and  identified  by  name , be  it  just the   Christian name , could   give  a  response  favouring one  way.  Giving  your  name could  also  be used for  other intrusive  marketing  purposes .  This  is  an   issue  that  needs  clarification  and   a  statement  by  pollster  organisations .  Mainstream  media  should  take  up  this  issue .Who are  these  supervisors ?   How many times do  they   call  back people to "clarify " answers ?  If never , why ask  for a  name in the first place ?  Is  your  name  used  for  a  marketing  purpose ?

NOTE:A suspicious email has been  received  from a  dude claiming  to be  a  bank  investment  manager  who  on checking   proved to be a fraudster .