[wplug] Re: linuxfund credit card (OT)
Vance Kochenderfer
vance at happylemur.com
Sun Sep 14 23:15:56 EDT 2003
> This means that almost every(*) online purchase you make can be done w/ a
> different number. This would go a long way in protecting you from fraud
> when (these days it seems when, not if) the site's database of thousands of
> credit cards gets stolen.
Actually, it doesn't protect *you* all that much. As long as you notify
your credit card company if the card is stolen or if you notice
fradulent charges, your liability is generally limited only to $50. But
of course avoiding fraud in general is a Good Thing.
Vance Kochenderfer | "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vance at happylemur.com | good belt of Scotch" -Nick Danger
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