On 5/9/2012 1:31 PM, Merrill Oveson wrote: > Question: What about security? > > Faxes are good for credit card information. > > Does sending or receiving a fax via email present a security risk? > > I'm going to go ahead and disagree here. How, exactly, does a fax mean more security than an email for credit card info? I'm not very paranoid about my credit card info, but I don't send it over fax OR email, and prefer to give it over the phone to a verified agent of the company I'm sending it to. (I make that sound fancy, but someone I'm reasonably sure is supposed to be taking my CC info and treating it appropriately). If I'm sending it via email or fax, I would presume it's in the lobby behind the receptionist just waiting for anyone to come pick it up, including the receptionist.
I'm with Jonathan Duncan, faxes need to die. Anyone asking for a fax should be told in the most serious tone possible: "If I can page you right after it finishes, I will fax you. If you don't have a pager, you need to leave its cousin out of our relationship so we can remain friends in the current century." I've used efax.com and I think they're pretty pricy for what amounts to just faxes, but there you have it. -Tod Hansmann /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
