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Live without ATM / CA$H
Some insist that they can't live without ATM.

I for one avoid both debit cards and ATMs like the plague.

Something about it that bothers me.

I'll stick with budgeting how much cash to carry and go to the bank teller to do my transactions, thank you. It's un unbeatable system.

The teller and bank officers know me, but, the ATM, well, fast, efficient maybe, but problematic as you've pointed out.

Besides, how many folks are getting lopped over the head paying a usurious ATM fee to get to their own money!!? Geesh. Is it me?

I guess I am old-fashioned.

Ok. I feel better. Thanks George.
Posted by: D. T. Schmitz   Posted on: 03/17/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Live without ATM / CA$H  D. T. Schmitz | 03/17/06
Not the point of the blog  george_ou | 03/17/06
Oh Sure  D. T. Schmitz | 03/17/06
Cards (physical) = State of the Ark  zdnet reader | 03/17/06
So what's your proposal?  george_ou | 03/17/06
Obvious, read your own article!  zdnet reader | 03/22/06
Biometrics are not an elixir!  george_ou | 03/23/06
id cards  Scott W | 03/18/06
Thanks  george_ou | 03/18/06
While it is possible..  Patrick Jones | 03/20/06
Funny  voska | 03/21/06
Potential answer  prelog | 03/17/06
Bruce is strange, he is against smartcards  george_ou | 03/17/06
The point he made was BRANDING is the answer  ordaj@... | 03/17/06
In agreement with ordaj  prelog | 03/17/06
He makes all the wrong arguments  george_ou | 03/17/06
From what I see Debit cards on are the way out  voska | 03/21/06
Bruce is a heck of alot smarter than you about security...  techboy_z | 03/21/06
No doubt Bruce is smart, but  george_ou | 03/21/06
schneier  dgbrown | 03/17/06
Smartcards would be a better solution  nucrash | 03/17/06
Still thinner than multiple cards  george_ou | 03/17/06
Drive By Transations?  nucrash | 03/20/06
Max Headroom touched on this  Robert Crocker | 03/17/06
Those people are crackpots  george_ou | 03/17/06
How can one have privacy if one can be tracked?  Laff | 03/20/06
Uh... privacy isn't a "right".  James T. Kirk | 03/20/06
Well not according the the Supreme's ....:)  Laff | 03/20/06
WHAT?????  James T. Kirk | 03/20/06
Heh heh heh..... OK well since any given man is at one  Laff | 03/20/06
Natural rights  Mark Miller | 03/21/06
And just what is reasonable about  Laff | 03/20/06
Again, that has nothing to do with this  george_ou | 03/20/06
First of all I think tracking unless covered by a specific  Laff | 03/21/06
You can be watched and tracked today  george_ou | 03/20/06
Don't use ATM's...... no credit cards.  Laff | 03/20/06
Still I think you miss the point....  Laff | 03/20/06
You are the problem  george_ou | 03/20/06
Heck no...... I might be wrong and that is why I only  Laff | 03/20/06
Precautions are already in place  george_ou | 03/20/06
See above....  Laff | 03/21/06
Paranoia isn't always bad  D-cat | 03/21/06
I agree, this is getting unreasonable  Mark Miller | 03/21/06
No D-CAT, there IS NO PRIVATE DATA in the cards  george_ou | 03/22/06
Drivers licenses  voska | 03/21/06
The costs of retrofitting are dwarfed by costs of theft  george_ou | 03/17/06
So, the costs of the current system need to be upped  ordaj@... | 03/17/06
Costs of theft are distributed  Robert Crocker | 03/18/06
No problem there  george_ou | 03/18/06
More on-card tech?  Robert Crocker | 03/20/06
Not the PKI lesson again  george_ou | 03/20/06
Retrofitting cost is bigger than you think  WiredGuy | 03/20/06
That's very short sighted  george_ou | 03/20/06
The problem is banks don't absorb the full cost of fraud.  enduser_z | 03/20/06
It all comes back to the consumer  george_ou | 03/20/06
banking security  dgbrown | 03/17/06
Thank you  george_ou | 03/17/06
what is wrong with the banks?  brucelarson | 03/17/06
They're just dragging their feet  george_ou | 03/17/06
Try this link instead  george_ou | 03/17/06
New Technology  kcourtney_z | 04/03/06
I'm appalled!  ken@... | 03/17/06
You're technically right, but this is common usage  george_ou | 03/17/06
you know it was ok before  jackie40d@... | 03/17/06
relevant... how?  Scott W | 03/18/06
MADE your bank go Linux?  s_gamgee | 03/20/06
Anyone remember American Express Blue?  don.chambers@... | 03/17/06
Chip is now useless  DarthRidiculous | 03/20/06
Stupid people do stupid things  sykandtyed | 03/17/06
Security and safety walk hand in hand!  bezcom@... | 03/17/06
Banking Security  tswan@... | 03/19/06
Smartcards ara good idea, just not in the US.  B.O.F.H. | 03/20/06
I may be wrong, but  DarthRidiculous | 03/20/06
Yes, you are wrong  george_ou | 03/20/06
US Phone system is analog, very old!  B.O.F.H. | 03/20/06
Even 3rd world countries have it  voska | 03/21/06
Gonna have to replace all the ATMs & card readers  CobraA1 | 03/20/06
Again, it's cheaper than theft  george_ou | 03/20/06
No, I meant online  CobraA1 | 03/20/06
Yeah, same thing for online web transactions  george_ou | 03/20/06
How would any of this...  Omch'Ar | 03/20/06
Some points of contention  mad_chook | 03/21/06
It's time to fix Banking security from the ground up  clockmendergb@... | 03/21/06
If you were a crook...  techboy_z | 03/21/06
Very good questions, here are your answers  georgeou | 04/16/06
And how much would this cost?  voska | 03/21/06
That would change real fast if they were liable  george_ou | 03/21/06
Just the tip of the iceberg  jsm555 | 03/22/06
SmartCards for ATM / Debit Cards  kcourtney_z | 04/03/06
Are you the consumer willing to pay 5 times that in losses?  georgeou | 04/16/06

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