-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [IP] We all have to sacrifice, in the War on Terriers Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:18:08 -0500 From: Andrew Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Walter called television stations, the American Civil Liberties Union > and me. And he went on the Internet to see what he could learn. He > learned about changes in something called the Bank Privacy Act. This is something new? Shortly before I got married in 1998, my wife-to-be and I bought wedding rings. I forget why, but we had to pay for each ring in a separate transaction. That evening, we went out to dinner, and found the credit-card transaction declined, because there had been suspicious transactions on that card earlier in the day. I had to give a whole bunch of personal information to the people at the credit-card company before they would allow the charge. I don't know what we would have done if they hadn't been satisfied. Which they might not have been. I later heard about someone who was to be best man at a friend's wedding. He arranged a bachelor party at a restaurant. When the bill came, the charge was declined. He spoke to the credit-card company representative, who said "Sorry, but we won't authorize a charge of that size at a restaurant, even though it's within your credit limit. It's too likely to be fraudulent." Fortunately, someone else there had a credit card that would authorize it, because there was nothing he could do. For a long time now, we've been moving toward a society where any unusual behavior results in an investigation by the authorities. 9/11 may have accelerated the process, but it sure didn't start it. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
