If you have noticed, most changes you make at financial places now will send a
notice in the mail or possibly e-mail to verify to you that it was you making
the change. This is still the best way to prevent identity theft. The LOTW
information is common information and it doesn't matter how much encryption
there is, if the information asked is known by all or easy to obtain anyone
could sign up. By the postcard going to your FCC address, someone would have
to raid your mailbox to finalize the deal (which is done with credit cards
applied for by someone else).
Dan KI6X
-----Original Message-----
From: K3FT <k3ft@starpower.net>
Sent: May 20, 2004 3:54 PM
To: CQ-CONTEST REFL <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] LotW - Needs More Participation
I wonder..
HOW do institutions that I transact financial business with on the Internet
(like my bank) manage to do all that stuff without a snail mail original
registration?
I seem to recall that they have me connect to their server, and by using a
SECURE 128-bit encryption system , have me supply the information they need
to get me validated to look at my personal finances.
Same with DoD! They use some type of on-line authentication system.
Why is THAT acceptable for MORE important things while the ARRL requires
snail mail??
I dunno. Maybe I'm just not hip to the way things are done.
K3FT
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