← Autodidact Archive · Original Dissent · JoseyWales
Thread ID: 18714 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2005-06-18
2005-06-18 14:53 | User Profile
40 MILLION accounts could be affected, yikes! [url]http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050618/ap_on_bi_ge/credit_cards_breach[/url]
2005-06-18 22:21 | User Profile
It's next to impossible to live in today's world without being tracked electronically or by video cameras. We are enticed by mortgage and utility companies to pay our bills on the internet, as well as deposit and transfer funds from one bank account to another. It's also convenient and tempting to make credit card payments and account debits over the phone, but that's just as risky as using the net, who knows, maybe even more so?
Call me paranoid, but after reading this story, I think I'm going back to the good old-fashioned "security" of a postage stamp and the U.S. mail!