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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!cunews!revcan!micor!uuisis!tanda!marc
  2. From: marc@tanda.isis.org (Marc Thibault)
  3. Reply-To: marc@tanda.isis.org
  4. Newsgroups: sci.crypt
  5. Subject: Re: User authentication
  6. Message-ID: <792923945DN5.61R@tanda.isis.org>
  7. References: <6002@transfer.stratus.com> <1992Aug31.135512.16204@sniap.mchp.sni.de> <104729351DN5.61R@tanda.isis.org>
  8. Date: Sun, 06 Sep 92 15:41:47 EDT
  9. Distribution: na
  10. Organization: Thibault & Friends
  11. Lines: 14
  12.  
  13. In article <104729351DN5.61R@tanda.isis.org> 
  14. (Marc Thibault) writes: 
  15.  
  16. >         Not at all -- many banks provide anonomous accounts. The only
  17.  
  18.         Based on the mail I received re this posting, it would appear
  19.         that the USA stands alone in requiring "true identity" for an
  20.         ordinary bank account.
  21.  
  22.         Just to verify, I went to a Canadian bank branch I've never
  23.         used before and opened a savings account with $200 in cash. I
  24.         was not asked for ID.
  25.  
  26.             ,Marc
  27. ---
  28.  Marc Thibault        |                              |  Any Warming,
  29.  marc@tanda.isis.org  |  Oxford Mills, Ontario       |  Global or otherwise,
  30.  CIS:71441,2226       |     Canada                   |   appreciated.
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