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I felt weird self posting. My curiosity of others thoughts overwhelmed any shame or other things stopping me.
> "I am left wondering why Google wants this information directly from the merchant"

One possibility: it associates an online identity (@gmail) with an offline identity (credit card, physical address). Facebook has a deal with Axciom to cross-reference online & offline.