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Comment Works on returns (Score 1) 526

by jkf on Thursday January 08, 2009 @02:28PM (#26374807) Attached to: Blu-ray Update Sent To User Via Credit Card Records

I was at BB and had bought an item with my debit card and did not give the clerk any info other than my card. A week later I needed to return the item, but had lost the receipt. I went into BB and by using just my phone number, the clerk was able to find the transaction and reprint the receipt for the purchase. I have bought ESP/EPP plans in the past with that card so that's how they got my phone number, but it just shows that they are actively collecting every purchase you make even if you don't give them any personal info other than your CC number.

Submission + - OLPC has kill-switch as theft deterrent

Submitted by Sid on Monday February 19, 2007 @10:33AM

Sid writes: Ars reports that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO has an anti-thieft daemon in the OS that can be used to remotely disable machines, much like WGA. The Project added the kill switch at the behest of a few countries concerned laptop theft. From the report, "OLPC has responded to such concerns by developing an anti-theft daemon that the project claims cannot be disabled, even by a user with root access. Participating countries can then provide identifying information such as a serial number to a given country's OLPC program oversight entity, which can then disable the devices in certain scenarios."

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