NODE eee5a986Re: (Fwd) British Study Claims That Photo Credit Cards Don't
"E. ALLEN SMITH" <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU>Sun, 14 Apr 1996 13:46:32 +0800
From: IN%"adam@lighthouse.homeport.org" "Adam Shostack" 8-APR-1996 22:47:00.53
> Most merchant agreements prohibit asking for more ID beyond
>the card.
Umm... how many places have you seen with a minimum amount chargable?
That isn't allowed by _any_ of the merchant agreements that I know of, and
I've seen a lot of places do it anyway. How's the card company going to notice?
Most people use cash for small stuff anyway.
>cpunk relevance? Most security that relies on people being awake is
>broken. Security that relies on people with no financial interest in
>a transactions security is broken. Studying how security breaks today
>is a good idea.
Quite.
-Allen