Apparently I’m warming to e-tail security systems

Posted October 2nd, 2008 by David Hamill

I read an article on Retail Week recently. Online shoppers are warming to e-tail security systems. I’ve removed the link to it from this post because they’ve made it available subscribers only now.

Apparently I’m warming to the idea of Verified By Visa since I was forced to register for it. They’ve used the number of people registering as proof that we’re warming to the idea. How does that work then?

I wanted to comment on the article but I was asked to register before doing so. Like most of their readers I couldn’t be bothered. My point might have been diluted a little if I registered and chose a password  for their site, just to tell them that the general public have too many passwords to remember.

But I was offered the chance to email them instead. So I sent my comment by email. In hindsight I should have edited my comment a little. What is OK for a website comment is not necessarily appropriate for an email that lands in someone’s inbox.

The response was a polite request not to contact them again. I don’t blame them really but I can’t excuse their lazy journalism.

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