[TR] Not TR or BR but we need to know the Difference Between http: and https:

[thenicholls at verizon.net]

I am a 25 year computer professional and I can tell you that I never have gotten taken online, but hand that credit card to the front desk at a hotel where they have your name, address, card number and the 3 digit code on the back, and you are screwed.  Has happened to me twice.

In Europe, when you pay for dinner the waiter brings a card scanner to your table so the card never leaves your site.  This could be done in the US for a small amount of money.

Food for thought.

Craig 
1972 Triumph TR6


Dec 10, 2010 11:41:57 AM, macartney.john at yahoo.co.uk wrote:

I confess to being a complete Luddite when  it comes to using my credit or debit 
card for 'Net purchases. The world and his brother assure me of secure servers 
et al but there's one key issue as I see it. While Big Business can probably 
afford to protect itself using any amount of security software and probably 
employ teams of IT people on humongous salaries, this may make *them* safe from 
unwanted depredations. I'm not in that position to throw money at my computer in 
protecting myself and if I very occasionally buy something on-line, it's done 
with the very greatest reluctance.
There's much to be said for living in a hard cash environment but unfortunately 
more and more companies don't seem to want to do business that way.

Jonmac



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