tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post228118734920604295..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: About That Secure "https"? Yeah... Not So MuchSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71893019917774435632013-09-09T19:55:00.936-04:002013-09-09T19:55:00.936-04:00Strangely, that's how I read it.Strangely, that's how I read it. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-70504335755593855972013-09-09T10:42:27.525-04:002013-09-09T10:42:27.525-04:00Sorry, that should have read "they know where...Sorry, that should have read "<i>they know where you spent money and how much you spent, but not what you bought</i>".Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-13657350706271150932013-09-09T10:31:31.362-04:002013-09-09T10:31:31.362-04:00"It depends on what your definition of IS is...."It depends on what your definition of IS is..."<br />(or a similar statement)<br /><br />Where have we heard THAT before?<br /><br />:-(<br /><br />gfa<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-46693923873050985502013-09-09T07:13:03.597-04:002013-09-09T07:13:03.597-04:00"Apparently, if you walked up to the counter ..."<i>Apparently, if you walked up to the counter in a store and bought on a credit card, they got the transaction. (I've always assumed this to be the case)</i>"<br /><br />The difference there is that they know where you spent money and what you bought, but that's the only information transmitted over the tubes by a brick-and-mortar store. With more and more stores using computerized Point-Of-Sale systems that are also connected to the internet, those can presumable be hacked, but that's a separate thing.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.com