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Article #10967Re: Crestar Fingerprinting Assault
From: The Flash
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00
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In a previous thread on this subject on alt.privacy, someone suggested that a bank who was given adequate ID but refused to cash a check without a fingerprint could be sued. The rationale would be that the bank was guilty of breach of contract, in failing to honor a check, that is a promise to pay, drawn on it. Any legal types care to comment? The Flash On 5 Sep 1997, Andy Quintana wrote: > What they are doing is applying a condition to doing business with them, > like asking for id. You certainly don't have to provide the id or the > print, all you have to do is walk away (and try to get your money some > other way). Unless enough people can pressure state or federal officials > to pass new regulations or apply current ones, the best we can do is take > our businesss elsewhere. Judging from the reponses I've seen to people > asking about good banks, people are running away from Crestar already. > > ========================================================================== > Andy Quintana O- cynical@clark.net > [url removed until I dust off the cobwebs] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ignorance is the root of all evil. > ========================================================================== > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1038e3,bd68304469da4d0a X-Google-Attributes: gid1038e3,public X-Google-Thread: f4d80,bd68304469da4d0a X-Google-Attributes: gidf4d80,public X-Google-Thread: 101049,bd68304469da4d0a X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-Thread: 104271,bd68304469da4d0a X-Google-Attributes: gid104271,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,6a2050cc875c3006 X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public From: The Flash <flash@rigel.cyberpass.net> Subject: Re: Crestar Fingerprinting Assault Date: 1997/09/06 Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96.970906195905.26436B-100000@rigel.cyberpass.net> X-Deja-AN: 270391711 References: <5ujs1c$i1t3@beaker.nit.gwu.edu> <3410612B.F7F@ix.netcom.com> <5upo33$erk@clarknet.clark.net> Organization: Infonex Internet Services Newsgroups: misc.consumers,misc.legal,alt.law-enforcement,alt.privacy,dc.general