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- From: scott@bbx.basis.com (Scott Amspoker)
- Newsgroups: misc.legal
- Subject: Re: privacy question
- Message-ID: <117@bbx.basis.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 22:08:40 GMT
- References: <1993Jan20.043947.26211@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <28pH02fO33kR01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
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- In article <28pH02fO33kR01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> tjc50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Terry Carroll) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan20.043947.26211@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
- >mcronin@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael T Cronin) writes:
- >> But, to the real point. Does anyone know the law or have any insight into
- >the
- >> privacy of phone numbers with respect to credit card transactions. At
- >various
- >> stores at which I shop, clerks ask for signature AND phone number? Do I
- >have
- >> to give this to them? Can I refuse politely? What is the legal answer?
- >
- >I have no idea, but: I just make up a number.
-
- Both Mastercard and Visa forbid merchants from requiring phone numbers
- to complete a charge transaction. The merchant is allowed to ask for
- a phone number (not in all 50 states) be he cannot *require* it. They
- may also ask for proof of identification (a phone number is not considered
- proof of identification). However, if your credit card is refused because
- you will not give them a phone number, write a letter to your bank's
- legal department and inform of the merchant's breach of the bank's
- merchant agreement.
-
- Do *not* make up a number. Fight back and let them know who's in charge.
-
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- Scott Amspoker |
- Basis International, Albuquerque, NM | Too bad ignorance isn't really
- | bliss. Then it could be outlawed.
- scott@bbx.basis.com |
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