tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1812362039241891704..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Identity Theftjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84454315189152702482018-08-27T04:47:40.840-04:002018-08-27T04:47:40.840-04:00Heaven help any of us if any of these systems deci...Heaven help any of us if any of these systems decide we're dead. I've read horror tales of it taking years for people to prove they're still alive, even when they meet officials face-to-face to whom they show all sorts of records. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46112563127873639442018-08-26T20:42:21.719-04:002018-08-26T20:42:21.719-04:00Don't get me started...you know why we're ...Don't get me started...you know why we're not using the fail-safe, identity theft proof technology? Because it costs MONEY to implement it, and you know there's no money after the CEOs get their 7-figure incomes. ATMs are still running on Windows 98, because, you know, CEOs...Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-91881300588931447082018-08-25T00:20:36.990-04:002018-08-25T00:20:36.990-04:00I always choose the simple questions that they wan...I always choose the simple questions that they want to prove my identity, like father's middle name, name of first pet (I just use name of last pet), etc. Some of those questions are impossible to remember the answers like street I grew up on when I was in elementary school or name of first grade teacher. The safeguards are nice, but sometimes aggravating to jump through all the hoops to prove we are who we say we are.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67765434253701167882018-08-24T22:03:37.683-04:002018-08-24T22:03:37.683-04:00Scary isn't it?Scary isn't it?Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-71167480687085288272018-08-24T04:07:52.114-04:002018-08-24T04:07:52.114-04:00Gosh, I'm glad I don't have to go through ...Gosh, I'm glad I don't have to go through all that. Or, looking at it another way, perhaps we should be more careful in my country.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7718167531971273662018-08-24T03:25:10.695-04:002018-08-24T03:25:10.695-04:00Zip code, like our Post Code, is how they track wh...Zip code, like our Post Code, is how they track where and how far people will come to shop at that location, then they can work on their demographics and have things those people are more likely to buy. I give a different post code everytime I'm asked for one.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-92107528999010197022018-08-24T03:22:52.619-04:002018-08-24T03:22:52.619-04:00Social Security? Really?
Oh, wait, I have to show ...Social Security? Really?<br />Oh, wait, I have to show my pensioner ID or Medicare Card when I go to a Doctor or Chemist (drugstore) I don't usually go to. Same thing. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67319036934550042832018-08-24T00:00:02.885-04:002018-08-24T00:00:02.885-04:00When someone asks if you can identify yourself, ca...When someone asks if you can identify yourself, can't you just look into a mirror & say, "Yeah--that's me"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-86945292468718643482018-08-23T23:00:23.674-04:002018-08-23T23:00:23.674-04:00I had an interesting phone call today. My caller I...I had an interesting phone call today. My caller ID gave the name and phone number. It was my husband's name and the number was our home phone number. I wasn't at home to answer the call from my own home phone. I called him at work and asked him how he called our home phone with the home phone number. Plus the phone is in my name. How come the caller ID said his name with our number? These are the mysteries of scammers that keep me up at night.yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19019208430474191272018-08-23T20:39:08.644-04:002018-08-23T20:39:08.644-04:00And why does Office Max need my ZIP CODE when I bu...And why does Office Max need my ZIP CODE when I buy a $12 tri-fold foam board suitable for a science project? I'm RIGHT THERE! It's not like they're going to mail it to me.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53719574021779241582018-08-23T20:24:31.884-04:002018-08-23T20:24:31.884-04:00Maybe if we kick up enough of a fuss, they will st...Maybe if we kick up enough of a fuss, they will start using retina scans or fingerprints (or both). Then again, you’ve conspiracy theory people who won’t want to use those, either. We can’t win!messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62690946292492614392018-08-23T20:15:42.314-04:002018-08-23T20:15:42.314-04:00It's a real concern. Suely we could all be id...It's a real concern. Suely we could all be identified with our eyes byb now.....only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34035502248017486842018-08-23T19:49:32.231-04:002018-08-23T19:49:32.231-04:00Yeah, you'd think someone would've figured...Yeah, you'd think someone would've figured out how to identify us without all of that stuff by now. Heck, I can recognize me with a single glance.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-2064358603608685772018-08-23T15:33:59.907-04:002018-08-23T15:33:59.907-04:00Well you don't need all that to vote. At leas...Well you don't need all that to vote. At least anyone can do that. I'm renewing my drivers license today and I'm even bringing my passport. You can't have too much identification. I've had my license since I was 17. You'd think they would know me by now.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day, Joe. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.com