From: David Woolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I think you're worries about security are very valid, but I think purchases
> ovr the Net are as secure, if not more so, than purchases over phone, or in
> person.
I don't know about .NZ, but in Germany the credit card company
will refund any transaction for which I don't have given my
signature, without requiring a reason. I just have to say "Njet!"
when I receive my monthly statement. The risk is solely on the
side of the Internet-based merchant.
Anyone who has your credit card number and expiration date can
initiate a transaction on your card, but due to the aforementioned
right of refusal, he won't benefit from this (this is very different from
when someone actually *has* your card and does *fake* your
signature).
So, giving out your credit card "details" over Internet, even with a
non-SSL transaction, is about as insecure as giving your card to
Joanne Waitress or Joe Gasstation, and you never bothered to
worry about doing so before all the fuss about E-Commerce
security was started.
Disclaimer: As I said above, this is for *my* credit card company.
Although I think it's unlikely, your mileage *may* vary, so you may
want to ask them first.
Olli
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