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pault on March 1, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Sign Up with Google Mistake You Can't Fix

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.

sp332 on March 2, 2016 | [–]

The system is based more on forgiveness than permission.

astazangasta on March 2, 2016 | | [–]

It is cheaper to insure against theft than prevent it.

plaguuuuuu on March 2, 2016 | [–]

This is completely impossible in Australia and, I suspect, many other places on earth.

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