On Sat, 2014-01-04 at 04:00 +0400, MlgAcRBC PqeVsuFl wrote: > Recently I began trying to use Tor for all my everyday browsing. This is a > rant about my recent experience trying to signing up for a bank account. Not > sure there is a point other than to vent. If this is not an appropriate > place, sorry. > > Last week I applied for a checking account with BB&T (a large regional bank > in the US) on bbt.com. They ask for identity verification, of course, like > social security number and driver's license so there is no way to be > anonymous about it. But using Tor, I thought I will get location privacy > while using their website. (They wouldn't be able to know where I physically > am using a computer to access their site.) All went smoothly, my account was > approved, I was given an account number and online banking access, and > received an e-mail saying: > > We're pleased to inform you that your new BB&T account has been opened. > You'll > receive your welcome package by mail within 7-10 business days. > > Today, I blithely go to the local branch to deposit some cash, but the teller > says sorry, that my account was closed and that I would have to apply again > in person. Confused, and not having the necessary identification documents, > I went back home and tried logging in to online banking, which had previously > worked, and now my password is supposedly incorrect. So I call BB&T customer > service. (At this point I did not suspect Tor had anything to do with the > problem, because I was able to use BB&T online banking fine before.) The > customer service agent tells me that the fraud and liability department had > closed my account on December 30, and asked if I had been traveling or used > someone else's computer when I signed up for an account. She explains that > it happened because I had applied for an account from a computer in a > location that did not match my address. Obviously, Tor was the cause. > > So, fuck BB&T for closing my account without notifying me in any way, and > fuck BB&T for not allowing me location privacy when signing up for an account > on their website. Sorry to say that I am sticking with them because I don't > want to give my personal information to yet another bank, but you all should > know that they suck. > > dhanlin
I can't really say it, but I guess we all here share your feelings. There are these businesses where you just can't argue anything and cannot expect the myth of a competing market to help to solve out the noise and lack of meaning you and your thoughts on the matter are to them. BTW, did u knw that the early ones were telephone h4ck3rz? -- 010 001 111 -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
