Stupidest social networking idea *EVAH*!

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

I'm still not sure I believe this.  On the other hand, in our hyper-materialist, 
consumer-oriented society ...

It seems there is this site called Blippy, at http://blippy.com/ .  It is for discussing 
what you bought.  Except that there can't be much discussion, since it is modelled 
on Twitter, and presumably has a similar size limit on postings.  In order to make 
it easier to discuss what you bought, you can link it to your credit or debit card, 
and what you bought, and where, will automatically be posted.  It also apparently 
posts cash advances and withdrawals.

Are these people *insane*?  And, if so, how long do they have to be off their 
meds before the credit cards are cancelled?

Even if they don't show your credit card number, the pattern of purchases is a 
fraudster or ID thief's dream come true.  When you are calling to report a lost 
card, or a problem with it, one of the standard questions that you get is about 
recent purchases.  It would also be great for spear phishing and other targetted 
attacks: you bought X, would you like the extended warranty/necessary 
service/mailing list for upgrades for that?  Just enter your credit card details on our 
site.

http://ecreditdaily.com/2010/01/report-credit-card-twitter-ripe-phishing-attacks/

I've tried to sign up on the site, in order to find out whether this is true.  So far I 
got stuck before I could complete the process.  So, maybe that is a safety feature: 
the site doesn't work.  (Or, maybe it only works with IE.  Yet another reason to 
use Firefox.)

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