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Fuzzy Logic Rebels strike back at eBay and PayPal through Australian banks
Fuzzy Logic Rebels strike back at eBay and PayPal through Australian banks | Rebels strike back at eBay and PayPal through Australian banks |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Thursday, 10 July 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 5 Even though this band of rebels has no droids to help them out, they have come up with a new attack vector in the analysis of eBay’s plans to claim that PayPal is the “safest” way to transact online. That said, a previous response to the recent new allegations against eBay is given by eBay Australia spokesperson Daniel Feiler and re-printed on page 5. The information iTWire has received from concerned eBay users is as follows, reprinted in full with permission: “With all the propaganda about online transaction safety I decided to write to my bank and ask them to reassure me that Direct Deposit is still the most safe transaction method in Australia. “I urge all of you to do the same. If PayPal wishes to portray itself as the safest online transaction method, then perhaps we need to seek the comments of our respective banking organisations on their view of this outrageous assertion. [What follows is a letter sent by an eBay user to the CBA: the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.] “Dear Sir/Madam “I have become quite concerned lately over statements being made publicly by eBay Australia about the safety of using Direct Deposit vs PayPal. “I have been a CBA Account holder for over 40 years, and have never had occasion to feel that my account information or my use of Direct Deposit has in any way placed me at risk of fraud or risk in the use of that service. “For seven years I have been an eBay hobby member buying and selling online. I live rurally, so availability of various goods is low in my area, so I shop online. I often buy in bulk to keep prices low, and on-sell any surplus I don't need. “I've always used Direct Deposit, and I have always believed that it is an extremely safe way to transact via Electronic Funds Transfer. “eBay however, have been arguing that PayPal is the "safest" transaction product in the EFT marketplace, implying that all other EFT transactors are unsafe by comparison, and they continue to do so. The letter continues on page 2. |
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