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Hello fellow WHTers!
Most of you know, I'm married with writespeak. She uses a picture of us in her WHT Enhanced Profile. She isn't my first marriage though. The first time I was married, my wife and I were arrested -- on our honeymoon --- for hitchhiking! Of course, without carrying a marriage license or having the new updated version of my wife's identification, we weren't treated as a couple.
But on to a more topical thought ... I was recently contacted by Amazon. They wondered why I created a new account with the same credit card. They went on to say that they disabled the new account and cancelled any outstanding orders it placed. Needless to say, I hadn't created a new account. It was obvious that someone had gained access to my credit card details.
How could this happen? Of course I do business on line. But I don't give my credit card information to just anyone. I'm pretty careful when and where I shop. If a store is new to me, I first look for how clear it is to contact them on site, and see how well that matches whois details and history. But no matter how careful you are, there are vulnerabilities and thieves searching for those weak spots. Breaches happen. Luckily, it's not the norm.
The balance between a provider's protection against fraud, and a consumer's protection against identity theft can be a challenge. Our first featured thread has members discussing whether they should send photo IDs to their provider.
Thanks for keeping WHT the premier community to discuss all things web hosting.
