Dealing with Corporate Information Gathering The other day, I was purchasing a television antenna in a major electronics store and was asked by the cashier for my name. ""Why,"" I asked. I don't need a warranty."" ""I have to have it for our records,"" explained the cashier. Fed up with practice of companies gathering as much personal information as possible about their customers, I said, ""Maxine Meriwether Pasquadibisceglie-Jones."" She looked at me in utter confusion. ""Exucse me?"" ""Maxine …