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As always, the clarion call on the internet remains - Caveat Emptor - Buyer beware.
by ivenkys 17y ago
As always, the clarion call on the internet remains - Caveat Emptor - Buyer beware.
- petewarden 17y agoThe problem is that it's extremely hard to know you are a buyer at all. They put a lot of effort into concealing you'll get charged, and since they silently get your credit card details from the hosting site, you don't get the usual 'enter numbers and agree' page to signal you're entering into a transaction.
- mbreese 17y agoIs there any legitimate reason for a company to pass your payment information onto another "partner" (aside from a payment processor like PayPal, etc)? I can't think of one. If there isn't, the simple thing would be to just ban this practice.
- petewarden 17y agoI agree - the FTC has effecticley banned this 'data pass' practice for tele-marketers since 2003, they should extend it to websites too.
- Alex3917 17y agoMaybe using a travel site to book a combination airfare + hotel package. That's about it though.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoHopefully that's all they ban...situations like this make me nervous because legislators don't seem to have the ability to comprehend an industry before they pass sweeping legislation. I could easily see the backlash from this resulting in legislation that forces online merchants to make customers jump through a bunch of hoops before they can sign up for a monthly recurring billing plan.