In a message dated 04/07/2002 07:27:54 GMT Daylight Time,
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<< What people don't realise is that card numbers are public information
(in the sense that it's not a secret) and that they should be more
worried about proper systems to detect and redress abuse, than
needlessly worrying about disclosing the number. >>
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Public information? Not secret? I hope neither of those two statements are
true. If you do know my card numbers, Roland, I hope you will let me know
who gave them to you.
Nor is my address public knowledge with my consent. In the good old days,
the electoral register was available for public inspection and some
interpreted that as meaning "it's public data" and therefore "we can do
anything we like with it". A sort of natural progression of assumption - and
logical, you might think, except for the Robertson case.
If, however, my card details are not secret (and therefore public) despite my
attempts to keep it between me and my chosen suppliers, I should be rather
surprised and very angry.
If anyone else reading this has my card details please delete them or I shall
be asking some very awkward questions such as how you go them, if a
transaction took place between us why did you not delete the details after
the completion of the transaction and so on.
Ian Buckland
Managing Director
Keep IT Legal Ltd
Tel: 01246 473999
Fax: 01246 470742
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.keepitlegal.co.uk
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