Newt's phone calls

Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM dlv at bwalk.dm.com
Sat Jan 18 10:52:05 PST 1997


Internaut <unde0275 at frank.mtsu.edu> writes:

> >What does concern me is personal privacy. I don't want people tracking
> >my movements or purchasing patterns, so I prefer to use cash or
> >pseudonymous debit cards.
>
> How pseudonymous are debit cards?

In practice, a debit card must be tied to a bank account with a valid SS#.
You try something suspicious and the IRS will debit the account $500 and/or
freeze it.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps






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