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March 19, 2006
We Know "What's in Your Wallet!"
Slashdot.org reports that some credit card processing software may store more of your info than is needed for the transaction, so beware, eh?
"Visa has sent out a warning to customers" says the article, "stating that some card processing software may keep customer data even after a transaction is complete. The setup, two versions of a software made by Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, is used by such companies as Best Buy, OfficeMax, and Staples.” [emphasis mine]
Yikes!
For a while now I have kept in my wallet pre-paid Mastercards and Amex traveler’s checks for my use when privacy is an issue. Now I am not under any illusions that my privacy qua privacy (“privacy as privacy”) is complete; the government with their laws and regulations and their willing lackeys in corporate America can easily find out who I am. However it does give me a fair amount of insulation and anonymity from corporate and commercial snoops, hackers, thieves, and data miners.
Going this route is a little more costly and time consuming but it is a price I am willing to pay. And then there is always cash. But cash has its own issues too. Who wants the temptation and risk of carrying around large amounts of cash that can get lost or stolen or set you up for a mugging or robbery?
Posted by Ali Massoud at March 19, 2006 01:06 PM
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