I am always suspicious about on-line purchasing but as someone pointed out to me about buying over the phone, the person the other end may well jot all your details on a scrap of paper, that later goes in the bin and could be seen by anyone. What about phone tappers, though that is a bit old-fashioned now with internet fraud. Brenda Scourfield Team Leader I.T. Division Pembrokeshire County Council County Hall Haverfordwest SA61 1 TP Tel 01437 775380 > -----Original Message----- > From: Broom, Doreen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 09 November 2004 16:27 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [data-protection] Yet another............. > > ***** This email was sent via the INTERNET ***** > > Or just be like me and don't do online banking/buy products off the > internet......although I know I am missing out on loads of > bargains......... > D > > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Howarth (WSL) [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 09 November 2004 16:22 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Yet another............. > > ***** This email was received from the INTERNET ***** > > You could always do what a friend of mine does and uses > Kawowiskiwichioviz > (or some such). Even if you say it it would be difficult for > anyone ringing > you to be able to repeat it or spell it, and if they ask it to be > spelt then > alarm bells should ring. Of course, you have to be able to > remember it > yourself, a problem my friend has all the time! > > Simon Howarth. > > -----Original Message----- > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Trent > Sent: 09 November 2004 16:13 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [data-protection] Yet another............. > > Indeed I would. > > -----Original Message----- > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scourfield, > Brenda > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 4:04 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [data-protection] Yet another............. > > And if they are lies they still identify you to that > company/bank/business > etc. It's just that they cannot be found from any legitimate > source. Tim > Trent would still have told his 'lies' and given the kiddies their > info. > > Brenda Scourfield > Team Leader > I.T. Division > Pembrokeshire County Council > County Hall > Haverfordwest > SA61 1 TP > > Tel 01437 775380 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roland Perry [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 09 November 2004 15:56 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [data-protection] Yet another............. > > > > In message > > <[log in to unmask]>, > at > > 15:49:51 on Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Jim Whitaker > <[log in to unmask]> > > writes > > >My level of paranoia must be higher than average. I have never > given > > >any online service "true" answers to any question put there > just to > > >identify me to them online. If I think that they are trying to > > >identify me in setting up our original relationship then I > might give > > >a correct DoB. So my mother's maiden name, father's name, > place of > > >birth and first school are all lies created just for this > purpose. > > > > Part of the problem with that is, by the time you've signed up > to 20+ > > services, how do you remember all the lies? > > -- > > Roland Perry > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > All archives of messages are stored permanently and are > > available to the world wide web community at large at > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html > > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > > All user commands can be found at : - > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm > > (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list > please) > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > ************************************************************************** > ** > ********************************** > This document should only be read by those persons to whom it is > addressed, > and be used by them for its intended purpose; and must not > otherwise be > reproduced, copied, disseminated, disclosed, modified, > distributed, > published or actioned. 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