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1994-06-03 - IMP (was Re: ecash-info (fwd))

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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Reply To: <9406021641.AA02889@marvin.jta.edd.ca.gov>
UTC Datetime: 1994-06-03 21:22:36 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 3 Jun 94 14:22:36 PDT

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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 94 14:22:36 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: IMP (was Re: ecash-info (fwd))
In-Reply-To: <9406021641.AA02889@marvin.jta.edd.ca.gov>
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   > Transmitting card numbers electronically over the Internet can only
   > exacerbate that problem.

   Yes, if transmitted in the clear, PGP is legal now :-).  Vendors on the
   net need to be pushed to use encryption.

I'm not referring to the problem of sniffing credit card numbers off
the net.  I'm referring to the problem of credit card fraud by the
operation on the receiving end.  Even if the transmission is
encrypted, there's still risk.

Eric

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