Re: Fwd: Re: Wlan @ bestbuy is cleartext?

["Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>]

Some (few) debit cards do, and they are explicitly mentioned in the
paperwork that comes with them.  If it is not explicitly mentioned, it
ain't!

Jim

Dale Harris wrote:
> On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:02:20PM +0200, Peter Boutzev elucidated:
> > I personally don't think there is more risk buying with a credit card,
> > than with cash money.
> >
> > In most cases, the bank (or card issuer) gives you a reasonable delay,
> > to check your past transactions (one month or so). If there is a fraud,
> > the risk is covered by the issuer, as mentioned in the message bellow ...
>
> In the US, credit card users are not responsible for charges above $50 that
> they did not make.  Important point to remember is that debit cards do not
> have this protection, these are the cards that US banks issue that double
> as ATM cards and VISA credit cards that deduct directly out of a personal
> checking account.
>
> Dale

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