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> Plus in the US you often have to show your ID They're not allowed to do that: "Both Visa and MasterCard prohibit merchants from requiring customer ID as a co
by iak8god 12y ago
> Plus in the US you often have to show your ID
They're not allowed to do that:
"Both Visa and MasterCard prohibit merchants from requiring customer ID as a condition for accepting their credit or debit cards. All you need is a signed card, and of course the signatures must match [1]"
[1] http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/02/can-a-merchant-require-id-for-a-credit-or-debit-card-purchase/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2011/02/can-a-mercha...
- UnoriginalGuy 12y agoThat's absolutely not the reality on the ground. Just yesterday I got challenged for my ID when making a sub-$10 purchase in the US. That isn't unusual.
- iak8god 12y agoThat's not been my experience: I use cards for every single purchase, which adds up to hundreds* per year, and have never been asked for ID. In any case, it's true that they're not allowed to require it. The link I gave above suggests the following as recourse: "If you're a Visa cardholder and a merchant presses you for an ID, Visa says you should notify your card issuer. In the case of Amex, notify American Express directly. MasterCard customers should report the violation by visiting the company's merchant violation web page." *Edit: hundreds of transactions per year
- ecspike 12y agoThey also don't usually ask for an unsigned card.