[atlarge-discuss] We Are Who We Are...

[Walter Schmidt <walts@dorsai.org>]

On Sat, 24 May 2003, James S. Tyre wrote:

> At 10:46 PM 5/24/2003 -0400, Micheal Sherrill wrote:
> >...PayPal would seem to be a quick and easy (read cheap) way to prove
> >certification as a real, and answerable, human.  One lets PayPal do all
> >the bookwork and for US$1 the signature is assured.  If it is good
> >enough for the credit card companies it is good enough for me.
>
> I don't disagree that some form of verification is necessary, but your last
> sentence scares me, Michael, defrauding the credit card companies is easy.
>
> ...there are a number of members of this list who have called me at the
> phone number in my sig file, have spoken with me directly at length.
> Is that not more reliable than PayPal?

   ...two points

PenPal requires one to have a valid bank account.

I would think personal knowledge along with individual activity would top
the list as identity identification...


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