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Re: On another security note... (of sorts)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Allen Simpson)
Mon Jul 19 12:14:29 2010
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:14:12 -0400
From: William Allen Simpson <william.allen.simpson@gmail.com>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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On 7/19/10 10:21 AM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> ... my credit card is declined and flagged (I find out later) by my bank's
> anti-fraud group because it's being used 3 states away from where it's usually
> used. ...
>
Or in my recent case, I used my card multiple times in California in April, and
the next time was trying to make a *deposit* back home in Michigan a month or so
later. Card rejected.
> Fortunately for my sanity, I was able to get hold of them the next morning and
> convinced them I was me by having them call me back on the phone number they
> already had for me - if somebody in their fraud group had realized that if the
> credit card was stolen, the cell phone might be as well, I'd have been
> screwed...
>
Unfortunately, I had to go to a credit union branch, and have them call the
main office after showing my drivers license for picture proof.... And that
meant I had to wait 3 days for the office to be open after the holiday!
> Understand now how customers might have isssues?
>
Yep, most simple algorithms are severely flawed. Doesn't mean there couldn't be
better algorithms. And an understanding that banking is just the same as a
grocery store or a mall -- or an ISP....
