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Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 day agoEven worse than not-really-understanding-any-of-it is the wilful ignorance shown by some. “I have nothing to hide” is the epitome of obedient worker-ant stupidity.
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
“ok. tell me your account and routing numbers then”
lightnegative@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
What are you going to do, send them money? That information isn’t private, people have to give it up all the time to receive money…
BarbedDentalFloss@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 minutes ago
That’s from the ancient banking system designed in the 1940s that is still lurching around. The protection on a check isn’t cryptographic - it relies on the issuing bank to confirm the authenticity by examining heuristics on the paper check like paper type, ink and font used, check number, issuing address and the person’s signature. It used to be that you would deposit a check at your bank and then it would be mailed to the issuing bank to be cleared for transfer. You wouldn’t just deposit it and get your money instantly, it would take up to 10 days.
Honestly it is bewildering to me that they haven’t changed the system to issue cryptographically secure deposit-only numbers and unique withdrawal numbers that at least verify the authenticity of the check itself.
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 22 hours ago
ok. tell me your account and routing numbers
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
7826391786239 and 121000248
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Ha! Try that with a german boomer. It’s one of the most well guarded secrets to them.