so how do they think this will prevent it? cannot children just borrow the numbers from their parents cards? as long as no charge is made they should be safe.

so how do they think this will prevent it? cannot children just borrow the numbers from their parents cards? as long as no charge is made they should be safe. now it would get very interesting if any card used for verification was in turn required to send a letter to the card holder about such verification. still the requirements seem more lenient than what some online game (think MMO) services require when they request proof of identify to secure ownership of an account