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Article #728Re: User authentication
From: Marc Thibault
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 19:41
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 19:41
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In article <104729351DN5.61R@tanda.isis.org>
(Marc Thibault) writes:
> Not at all -- many banks provide anonomous accounts. The only
Based on the mail I received re this posting, it would appear
that the USA stands alone in requiring "true identity" for an
ordinary bank account.
Just to verify, I went to a Canadian bank branch I've never
used before and opened a savings account with $200 in cash. I
was not asked for ID.
,Marc
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Marc Thibault | | Any Warming,
marc@tanda.isis.org | Oxford Mills, Ontario | Global or otherwise,
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!cunews!revcan!micor!uuisis!tanda!marc From: marc@tanda.isis.org (Marc Thibault) Reply-To: marc@tanda.isis.org Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: User authentication Message-ID: <792923945DN5.61R@tanda.isis.org> References: <6002@transfer.stratus.com> <1992Aug31.135512.16204@sniap.mchp.sni.de> <104729351DN5.61R@tanda.isis.org> Date: Sun, 06 Sep 92 15:41:47 EDT Distribution: na Organization: Thibault & Friends Lines: 14