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So, here's a thought. You know when you call the credit card company because someone stole your card from somewhere and used it to buy $150 worth of porn and they put you on hold for...oh 30 minutes?
That's a lot of "call volume" for the "someone stole my card" line isn't it. I mean, that might be a...oh I don't know... a hint that maybe security just isn't up to snuff. I mean if there's this really long a wait to get help for all the victims of credit card theft, maybe, and I'm just saying here, maybe security's gotten a bit lax on the corporate side of things.
Here's another thought...sort of related. You know what might help me to feel a bit safer about all this? If maybe, just once in a while mind you, they'd tell people when they catch one of these criminals....assuming of course that they DO catch a criminal from time to time. Just a thought.
That's a lot of "call volume" for the "someone stole my card" line isn't it. I mean, that might be a...oh I don't know... a hint that maybe security just isn't up to snuff. I mean if there's this really long a wait to get help for all the victims of credit card theft, maybe, and I'm just saying here, maybe security's gotten a bit lax on the corporate side of things.
Here's another thought...sort of related. You know what might help me to feel a bit safer about all this? If maybe, just once in a while mind you, they'd tell people when they catch one of these criminals....assuming of course that they DO catch a criminal from time to time. Just a thought.
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Just to let you know, there is no corporate security where identity theft is concerned. At least, not in typical businesses. You will be referred back to your credit card company. As far as most corporations are concerned, it's your problem, not theirs. I've spoken with many people who've been the victims of identity theft. It has ruined their credit. They have accounts with various companies that they were never aware of, until the collection agency starts calling and mailing them. These people have been fighting the collection agencies and bill collectors for months in some cases, when somebody really should be going after the people who stole the identity. By the way, once you set your trash can out to be picked up, it becomes public property. This means that anyone can come along and pick through your garbage, taking out credit card applications, bills, and other personal information. Shred it or dread it. Some identity thieves will actually take the time to put shredded paper back together. The pay-off is worth it to them. Thus, if you're going to shred, or just rip up these things, then at least separate the parts into various trash cans around the house.
Well, yeah. I mean that's the problem right? You sign the credit card, how hard is it to say that any purchase that isn't matched with your signature isn't legitamite or that any purchase made with your ATM card requires a PIN? Banks don't screw around with this; I don't know why we let credit companies. Security just isn't that hard to implement, but credit compnaies don't care. Which again is why I am in favor of mob rule. I think if there were a group of pissed off people outside their houses with brick bats, they most certainly WOULD care. But alas, that sort of gathering is illegal.
Nonetheless, we all pay for it. Hell, if you can't shop on line than that cuts down on a lot of shopping...in turn effecting the economy. It all comes around and is coming around. Faulty economic policies are basically undermining the U.S. dollar worldwide--don't think for an instant that this doesn't have something to do with credit compnaies attitudes and the governments unwillingness to step in and regulate.
An economy that isn't regulated is likely to drop to its lowest possible incarnation, especially in a world economy where rules are regional. Laissez faire only goes so far. Eventually, you have people forging autographs in China and selling them on Ebay to people in America. Did the 19th century teach us nothing? But I digress....
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