Re: HTTPS vs. HTTP ?

on 08/07/02 10:48 AM, Mark Charette (charette@woodwind.org) wrote: > Or, even easier and "no tech", I get a low-paying job in some convenience > store, and make copies of the credit card receipts. > > Game Over. > > Using a credit card anywhere involves trust. Period. End of story. Couldn't agree more. Went out for lunch yesterday, and the waiter had my card for at least 5 minutes. Worse still, they've probably got 5 years of receipts and cc#'s (with signatures!!) stored in a cardboard box in their office. I think the only difference (I guess) between the offline and online worlds is that 1000's of CC#'s stored online in a digital format (eg database) is a lot more enticing than 1000's of cc#'s stored on little bits of paper. I guess to a "hacker" the thought of breaking a password is a little more enticing than breaking a window too! Justin French