Warp wrote:
> It's not like they could withdraw money by simply
> knowing your account number.

Well, here people are worried about identity theft. (I.e., the ability to 
illegally withdraw money without your permission.) I understand that in some 
countries the onus is on you to prove the withdraw was illegal.

I.e., in the USA, with a credit card, you have the choice of not paying the 
bill until the bank proves you really authorized that transfer. With a debit 
card, the money is gone and spent, and it's up to the individual to prove to 
the bank that the transfer was *not* authorized, which is a much harder 
thing to do, of course.  (Hence why I don't own a debit card. :-)

My info may be either out of date or restricted to a small subset of 
countries in Europe, or both.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".

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