Comments on: Do your bank transactions silently http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/ Helping readers to use bargains wisely since 2005 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:24:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Easy to get Credit cards http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-132212 Easy to get Credit cards Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:51:02 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/#comment-132212 What about genetic confidentiality??? I mean I have been asked 4 times to OPT out of the hospital taking and using MY blood for genetic testing as well as every patient who enters. WTF? Are we also giving the after birth for scientific government research and experimentation? Privacy of your identity and body are losing its place as private any more. What about genetic confidentiality???
I mean I have been asked 4 times to OPT out of the hospital taking and using MY blood for genetic testing as well as every patient who enters.
WTF?
Are we also giving the after birth for scientific government research and experimentation? Privacy of your identity and body are losing its place as private any more.

]]> By: Blake http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-128179 Blake Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:51:23 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/#comment-128179 It's definitely frustrating; as careful as we try to be, it's people like that who are going to cause us to be hit. Who needs to be a high tech computer hacker to steal somebody's identity when they're making it this easy? It’s definitely frustrating; as careful as we try to be, it’s people like that who are going to cause us to be hit. Who needs to be a high tech computer hacker to steal somebody’s identity when they’re making it this easy?

]]> By: emilyg http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-127651 emilyg Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:18:26 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/#comment-127651 No kidding -- you'd think with how prevalent identity theft is becoming, they'd be taking more precautions to protect patient information. And when I go to the bank, I have my debit card linked to my checking and savings, so I just send up checks and money to the teller along with my debit card, so they can just swipe it and get all my info without having to ask for it out loud. Yesterday the teller for the car next to me was so loud, I could hear the whole conversation. They really should come up with a new strategy. No kidding — you’d think with how prevalent identity theft is becoming, they’d be taking more precautions to protect patient information. And when I go to the bank, I have my debit card linked to my checking and savings, so I just send up checks and money to the teller along with my debit card, so they can just swipe it and get all my info without having to ask for it out loud. Yesterday the teller for the car next to me was so loud, I could hear the whole conversation. They really should come up with a new strategy.

]]> By: Me http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-127627 Me Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:57:34 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/#comment-127627 Tell me about it. I have been changing eye doctors annually because I have yet to find someone good. The last one I went too took all of my insurance cards and proceeded to call all of them to see what my benefits are. When they called the representative asked them for my social security number which the guy said out load. The waiting room wasn't full - just me, but I will never go back there again. Tell me about it. I have been changing eye doctors annually because I have yet to find someone good. The last one I went too took all of my insurance cards and proceeded to call all of them to see what my benefits are. When they called the representative asked them for my social security number which the guy said out load. The waiting room wasn’t full – just me, but I will never go back there again.

]]> By: Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-127588 Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:44:41 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2008/03/05/do-you-bank-transactions-silently/#comment-127588 I hear you. The more "confidential" information about you that is out there, the better the chance you become an identity theft victim. But there are still some pretty silly procedures out there. One of those I find most annoying is the requirement from the Internal Revenue Service that you write your social security number on your checks. Gee, it's not like a whole bunch of people (IRS employees and otherwise) aren't going to see that. I hear you. The more “confidential” information about you that is out there, the better the chance you become an identity theft victim. But there are still some pretty silly procedures out there.

One of those I find most annoying is the requirement from the Internal Revenue Service that you write your social security number on your checks. Gee, it’s not like a whole bunch of people (IRS employees and otherwise) aren’t going to see that.

]]>