Protecting Consumer Privacy ready to go into force
Traders are no longer able to request personal information to purchase or credit card, if a new State rightly so - for the protection of privacy and the prevention of fraud - the entry into force Monday.
Business-owner may not require a phone number or address, if a patron of payment by credit card or by check, signed by law Dir Robert P. Casey, May 21. Record numbers of credit card account to check purchases are also illegal.
A limitation of this information is important because it can be used for fraud, “said Mary Beth Butler, education ally of the bank cardholder of America.
“It is a complete invasion of privacy,” said Butler.
But some students said the law is unnecessary.
The request for a phone number is not an invasion of privacy, “said Hans Meurer (sophomore electrical engineering).
“You do not know when, if you write your own phone number or simply figures,” said LeBlanc.
Account of stolen credit card numbers can be used for purchases by phone or by mail, “said Butler. Application fraud occurs when a cardholder account number is used without his credit application or their knowledge, she added.
“Most people do not know they were defrauded application until they apply to credit and is refused,” she says.
Nick Colafella Czech state, D-Center Township, introduced the bill.
“The result is that consumer transactions are personal information for unnecessary procedures,” Colafella said in a written statement. “I do not think they should submit a Probing seller in his personal life, whenever they buy something. ”
Traders, personal information may be covered by the victim fines of $ 250 for the first offence and $ 1000 for the second and third arrives, Colafella said.
But some traders said the information is necessary to prevent the use of cheques and credit cards stolen.
Barefoot, 212 Calder Way, requires a large credit card purchases and driving licence, Jordan said Geri, director.
“What we are discussing is signatures,” said Jordan, adding that the signature on a credit card can help a positive identification of the client.
A basket of flowers, Nittany Mall, requires a phone number and address for purchases by credit card, “said Wanda McCloskey, director.
“But (customers) does not make too,” said McCloskey. “People seem to have no problem with a phone number.
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