[ale] OT: Security code on Credit/Debit cards

[Jim Kinney]

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:49, Michael B. Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:
> > On 02/23/2010 09:55 AM, JK wrote:
> >> A demonstration of how easy it is to pull account numbers and so
> >> forth out of a clear FTP stream with Wireshark might be an eye-opening
> >> experience.
> >
> > Doubtful.
> >
> > Most of those "smart cookies" will say, "yeah, but nobody cares.  Nobody
> > wants _my_ data."
> >
> > I see it all the time, sadly.
>
> Being in a position to see some relevant data, and being in a position
> to do something with said data, are distant endpoints.
>

True. But being in a position to see relevant data is also being in a
position to SELL relevant data. And that part is far too easy.

>
> -Jim P.
>
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