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Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Mar 1 2003, 11:58 AM
And where the hell did racist come from?
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sorry, i was referring to the arcticle and the issue of racial profiling... the notion that its actually not young, Arab, Muslims from the Middle East that are trying to "kill infidels" or "fight a holy war"... but could just as well be reindeer herders from Lapland or 80 year old Aleut women from St Lawrence Island in the middle of the Bering Sea.
asking the question "why is this information relevent" is not the same as proving its not. or making the case that it is not.
just like credit card fraud... its not about any one piece of information. its about putting several pieces of information (any one of which on thier own offer very little) and building a profile that makes its possible to assess the level of risk.
should all credit cards be accepted... without regard to country of origin of the card, IP of user, should we not ask for zip codes, CCV2 numbers or the full address as shown on the billing statement?
any of that info on its own can be argued that it is useless too right? yet together it all clearly builds a picture that can help determine to some extent the level of risk of the transaction.