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Re: Credit Card Number storage - Good or Bad?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Tue, 6 Jun 2000 06:50:13 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Cary Clark writes:
> Do it. I'm perfectly comfortable with services that give me the option
> of keeping my credit card number on file. Just make it an option, and
> make that you're doing it very well disclosed.
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> Actually, I find it difficult to believe that any business that accepts
> credit cards does not keep a copy of the number for their own records.
Depending on your processor, this actually is a common practice. Brickmania
does not. DYA does not. Those were the first two I thought of.
> And, the risk of credit card theft via the Internet is far less than
> through ordinary retail usage. Even if the theft does happen, my credit
> cards limit my liability to $50 at most, and $0 at best.
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> But my question is why? It looks like PayPal allow you to accept credit
> card charges at no cost. Is there some disadvantage to using PayPal
> instead? Is your credit card transaction equally cost-less?
Think international, my friend.
TO the person who said don't do it... Scott should make it a user option to
retain or enter each time. That's the big league way to do it. Offer the user
options that let him tailor his experience to his preferred way of doing
business. That makes the don't person happy and the do person happy too.
++Lar
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| Do it. I'm perfectly comfortable with services that give me the option of keeping my credit card number on file. Just make it an option, and make that you're doing it very well disclosed. Actually, I find it difficult to believe that any business (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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