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Re:Amazon Quietly Closes Security Hole After Journalist’s De... by jrockway on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @06:14PM (#4352637)
BofA does this for teller transactions. To talk to a teller, you have to swipe your debit card and type your PIN. While not foolproof, I think it's a pretty nice security measure.
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Re:Amazon Quietly Closes Security Hole After Journalist’s De... by Osiris on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @06:23PM (#4352687)
If you don't have your card with you, however, you can provide photo ID and they'll look up your account number. I suppose it would be possible to provide a forged photo ID to gain access to someone's account.
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