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Re: Bypassing the Digicash Patents



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At 11:42 PM 5/4/97 EDT, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
>Greg Broiles <[email protected]> writes:
>> example, most merchants try to get location/contact information when they
>> take a check, because there's some risk that the check will be returned
>> (sometimes in as long as 2-3 weeks) after the customer and the merchandise
is
>> long gone. If checks cleared instantly, this wouldn't be necessary - and I
>> think merchants would forego collecting this information (they do now, for
>
>As usual, Greg the C2Net shill writes total bullshit about things he
>knows nothing about.  Try paying cash at Radio Shack, and see if they
>ask for your name and address for their mailing list.  I guess Greg
>is not the type to buy anything at Radio Shack.  What a fitting
>employee for C2Net.

I avoid Radio Shack as a general rule, because I haven't been pleased with
the quality of their products and I find their privacy-hostile behavior
annoying. But when I have made purchases at Radio Shack, I've had no trouble
with them if I say "This is a cash sale. You don't need my name or address."

But I understand you're considerably less courageous in person than you are
from behind a terminal a few thousand miles away, so it's entirely possible
that a mousy Radio Shack clerk asking for your name does pose a significant
threat to your privacy. I had overlooked the "wimpy nerd" problem in my
earlier message. Thanks for pointing out my oversight. In the future, please
assume that when I mention a hypothetical consumer, I mean one of average or
greater fortitude. Perhaps you can find a friend who's not scared of the
Radio Shack clerks to make your purchases for you?


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