FV's blatant double standards

[Simson L. Garfinkel]

>
>Simson's comment almost, but not quite, made this clear:
>
>> Yes, clearly if you are not concerned about missing 50-75% of First
>>Virtual's
>> users, this attack will work just fine.
>
>The "just fine" is incorrect, however, because those 50-75% will not be
>MISSED, they will be attacked incompletely, and they will object to
>false transactions, causing our fraud department to launch an
>investigation.  This attack would get stopped pretty quickly, I believe.
> -- Nathaniel
>--------
Well, Simson is being a little terse and not thinking things through, I
guess, because he is in pain with tendonitis and is trying to get out
INTERNET-HATERS.

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