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Re:The Sign Up with Google Mistake You Can't Fix by pault on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @04:37PM (#11206289)
I ran into this recently when my girlfriend paid her ~$5,000 credit card bill just by typing in my account/routing number. No authorization was required from me. I'm still confused and slightly outraged that this is possible.
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Re:The Sign Up with Google Mistake You Can't Fix by sp332 on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @07:29PM (#11207327)
The system is based more on forgiveness than permission.
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Re:The Sign Up with Google Mistake You Can't Fix by astazangasta on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @08:16PM (#11207508)
It is cheaper to insure against theft than prevent it.
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Re:The Sign Up with Google Mistake You Can't Fix by plaguuuuuu on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @12:19AM (#11208226)
This is completely impossible in Australia and, I suspect, many other places on earth.
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