On Sunday 19 June 2005 12:10 pm, Kevin Brown kindly wrote:
> Another way to protect yourself is to only use certain cards in
> certain ways. E.g. one card for online purchases, another for
> brick and mortar stores. That way if someone uses the B&M card
> online, you have a good idea how they got access to the number.
I use a bank card that draws from a checking account. It's my minor
caliber account, so if someone hacks the card, they can't bleed my
major caliber account dry. I only use it for online purchases and at
the gas pump. I don't even use it at ATM machines. For my major
account, I didn't even accept an ATM card for it.
If I'm making an online purchase from a smallish vendor, I now assume
they don't know anything about security so I'll send them a cheque
instead of charging online.
Siri Amrit
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