MONEYTALK PT. 1: Identity theft

[Irish_Alley]

Netflix’s was charging my expired debit card for months till i finally canceled. i mean it wasnt like i wasnt watching netflixs but the thought that the expiration date doesn’t matter. i called my bank and asked why when i got a new card wasnt my numbers changed they said they would only change them if the card was lost or stolen. and this is why netflix was able to get away with it. But about checks idk if they are safer. For one they have to be sent in the mail and if you’re a target the simples thing to do is steel you mail and “bleach” a check. Something I keep telling my in-laws is don’t put the red flag up on your mail box cause that’s the number one sign that you have “bills” in the mail and if your sending out a bill its going to have a credit card number /expiration date or a check in it. It’s like saying to the thief here’s my mail take it if you can beat the postman

[Stewart G Griffin]

That's true---checks are not exactly safe either.   Maybe i should go back to paying cash for everything.

[Stewart G Griffin]

Update:   Zappos gets........zapped.

As you may have heard, Zappos got hacked into over the weekend and 24 million users got their account info stolen.   They're saying 24 million----could be more.   i "had" to buy a coat thru zappos because the north face physical stores and their own website didn't have my size color---yet zappos had it (how does that work?) last week .

i don't really like to buy online, but sometimes you have to.


Do you feel that buying or using another computer JUST for online purchases IN ADDITION to the other separate computer to be used ONLY FOR BANKING would be a good move?   


So, in this way you have 3 computers----one for general surfing and everything else, one just for banking only, and one for online shopping only.

[Captkaos]

If a site gets hacked, it doesn't matter which machine you browsed to it from. 

I always suggest having a completely separate computer for surfing vs one you do any type of purchases on and you never use the one for purchases to do browsing.