Sunday, September 02, 2007
Win the battle, lose the war
I've chatted in the past year with my father and Dan about merchants asking for photo ID when making Visa purchases. Turns out, this is against Visa's Rules for Merchants.
So, while making a purchase today, I refused the clerk's request for photo ID. In his ignorance of the rules, he would not permit the transaction to go through. However, after escalating the issue to his manager, I successfully made the purchase without showing ID.
On the downside, this was done in the US. And to get in to the US, I was incorrectly asked to present my fingerprints and smiling face for the record. As I didn't have the balls to challenge Mr. R. Chai, the friendly customs officer, my biometric data is now sitting in one more database. Thanks, Department of Homeland Security -- that's one more terrorist that will never slip through your borders!
So, while making a purchase today, I refused the clerk's request for photo ID. In his ignorance of the rules, he would not permit the transaction to go through. However, after escalating the issue to his manager, I successfully made the purchase without showing ID.
On the downside, this was done in the US. And to get in to the US, I was incorrectly asked to present my fingerprints and smiling face for the record. As I didn't have the balls to challenge Mr. R. Chai, the friendly customs officer, my biometric data is now sitting in one more database. Thanks, Department of Homeland Security -- that's one more terrorist that will never slip through your borders!
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I had been considering getting a NEXUS card, which makes crossing the border (both ways) a lot faster and with fewer hassles. I then discovered that they require fingerprint scans just to apply for the program. And if you're accepted, then you also need to provide an iris scan and a photograph.
Yeah, I'm not applying for a NEXUS card anytime soon.
Yeah, I'm not applying for a NEXUS card anytime soon.
dude what did you do to get fingerprinted???? one guy yelled at me for having a messy purse once but that was the worst i ever got from them...until i got married...then i was a sure fire illegal alien sneaking into the us.
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