I am going to have to research my credit card machine info, had no 
idea about this one.  I never ask for an ID, but every retailer asks 
for mine!!!!!

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/CreditCardSmarts/9BigCreditCardMyths.aspx

Myth No. 3: Merchants may require identification, such as a driver's 
license, when you pay with a credit card.

Merchants' agreements with Visa, MasterCard, American Express and 
Discover specifically forbid them from requiring identification. Your 
signature is supposed to be enough.
Furthermore, merchants' contracts with Visa and MasterCard are 
supposed to prevent them from even asking for ID. American Express 
and Discover don't prohibit asking but strongly discourage it.
Merchants typically ask for ID because they're trying to reduce their 
own fraud costs. But if a clerk memorizes or writes down vital 
information from your driver's license -- your address or date of 
birth, for example -- you're the one who could be at greater risk of 
identity theft.


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