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Re: "Drift net fishing," GAK, FBI, and NSA
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In list.cypherpunks, [email protected] writes:
> [email protected] said
[re: my debit card]
>> I have one of those, too. A couple of months ago, Thrifty car rental
>> refused to accept it to rent a car. (the agent was pretty snotty about
>> it, too) Beginning of a trend?
>
> Did he recognize that it wasn't a "real" card himself? I find that many
> cashiers don't know what it is. If you just say its a Visa (or MC etc.)
> they'll use it. It works just like a real card when they swipe it.
She recognized it, alright. Of course, it says "NORWEST Instant Cash
and Check" in brilliant yellow letters.
The exchange was like this:
Me: offers debit card
Her: "That's a check cashing card."
Me: "No, it is _not_ a 'check cashing card'."
Her: "Well, it's a debit card. We don't accept those."
No sign, no warning. If I hadn't been on a tight business schedule, I'd
have walked out.
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