Margarita Rainford on 09 November 2004 at 16:53 said:-
> I have just ordered a DfES publication by phone and was asked my
> postcode so it could be posted out - no problems there but
> worryingly I
> did not have to give my name as the DfES operator already
> knew it......
With the younger generation they may well also know the DoB, as that
certainly often used to be published on the voters register.
Good security check point.
The above observation merely means I may be old, nothing else :-)
Ian W
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> Margarita Rainford
> Sent: 09 November 2004 16:53
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> Subject: Re: banks
>
>
> I have just ordered a DfES publication by phone and was asked my
> postcode so it could be posted out - no problems there but
> worryingly I
> did not have to give my name as the DfES operator already
> knew it......
> Margarita
>
> Simon Howarth (WSL) wrote:
>
> > Remember Kate. Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean
> they're not out
> >to get you.
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
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> >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kate Richardson
> >Sent: 09 November 2004 15:48
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: [data-protection] banks
> >
> >Dear All
> >I have been called by the marketing department of my bank
> before now and
> >been asked for security questions. I suppose this is so if
> they manage to
> >sell me holiday insurance or something they can take the
> payment from my
> >account immediately
> >
> >Although I don't mind these sorts of questions if I have
> initiated the call,
> >clearly if my bank call me I have no way of verifying it is them so I
> >naturally refuse to answer these type of questions. This
> has the added
> >benefit of not being sold stuff I do not really need.
> >
> >Is this because i am more suspicious than Tim ?
> >
> >Kate Richardson
> >
> >Kate Richardson
> >Faculty Administrator Systems Support
> >Faculty of Science and Engineering
> >Manchester Metropolitan University
> >0161 247 3674
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