On 7 Aug 2007 09:40:56 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >And it is *still possible*. I don't mean cashing money, but copying your >card number. A lot of people know your card number (it is on the card!), >a lot of people know your SSN, address, etc. It cannot be treated as >secret data. If several entities know the data, then it's no longer >secret. IMHO no-one can rely on security of such data. Maybe except >pizza delivery. <g>
A few years back there was a big uproar when someone provided these data cheaply, and had to stop. This doesn't mean that big companies and states don't know about us, it just means that we don't let little companies have a similar competitive advantage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
