Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/24

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Subject: [Leica] Pay Pal payments
From: Brougham <brougham3@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 03:35:47 -0700 (PDT)

Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu> wrote:

> I would advise anyone NOT to send their credit card information over
> regular email to anyone.  It is not secure, it is not encrypted, and
> can bounce of a large number of different machines (with the ability
> to be stored or read on any one of them) before reaching the intended
> recipient.
> 
> Secure Internet servers at shopping sites are one thing, but regular
> email is a very different beast altogether.

This is a common fear spread by banks and visa/master card.  If
somebody takes my credit card number and starts to make purchases, who
pays?  The merchants.  When I get my bill, I simply call up visa/mc
and make a charge back.  I am only liable if my card is physically
stolen and somebody has forged my signature--and then only up to $50.
If somebody steals my numbers, I am not liable at all.

This applies in the United States, anyway.

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