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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:24:15 -0500
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [IP] We all have to sacrifice, in the War on Terriers Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:18:08 -0500 From: Andrew Koenig <ark () acm org> Reply-To: ark () acm org To: dave () farber net
Walter called television stations, the American Civil Liberties Union and me. And he went on the Internet to see what he could learn. He learned about changes in something called the Bank Privacy Act.
This is something new? Shortly before I got married in 1998, my wife-to-be and I bought wedding rings. I forget why, but we had to pay for each ring in a separate transaction. That evening, we went out to dinner, and found the credit-card transaction declined, because there had been suspicious transactions on that card earlier in the day. I had to give a whole bunch of personal information to the people at the credit-card company before they would allow the charge. I don't know what we would have done if they hadn't been satisfied. Which they might not have been. I later heard about someone who was to be best man at a friend's wedding. He arranged a bachelor party at a restaurant. When the bill came, the charge was declined. He spoke to the credit-card company representative, who said "Sorry, but we won't authorize a charge of that size at a restaurant, even though it's within your credit limit. It's too likely to be fraudulent." Fortunately, someone else there had a credit card that would authorize it, because there was nothing he could do. For a long time now, we've been moving toward a society where any unusual behavior results in an investigation by the authorities. 9/11 may have accelerated the process, but it sure didn't start it. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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