Data collection: Just say ‘I know my rights’

Nice link Ron
There's some interesting replies there.
Heh: you hanging out too much with Spy1 ??

My local video shop wanted 3 different types of ID: license, credit card and rates notice with address.
A spotty youth then wanted to enter that data in their network

Its prolly a myth that we have any privacy in the wired world.
CAn we really stem the tide: I say YES : at least try and hold the line.
The writer might be better off focusing on that.

I have recently been a victim of credit card fraud: luckily picked up by my card co. ; Visa as a matter of fact.
The irony was I got a cold call from someone at Visa enquiring about "my" recent purchases and I told the caller to jump: card then locked.
Heh: how to check bonafides of a caller from ISP, Telco, CreditCard or anyone else ??.

A friend of mine works for Amex and he says that card fraud is massive: what we see in terms of data theft and card fraud in the media is a fraction of the true total.
He claims that the amount of money the card companies make legitimately means that they
(retailers and credit card agencies) care little beyond a "public" face of concern.
Reality is there is limited means to stop theft by fraud
cf: TJMaxx !!

Nil carborundum bastardi.

Lbd.