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On my mind: a pickpocket that preyed on a family member has taught us that debit cards are more vulnerable than we thought. While we raced to close the credit cards, the thief knew what payment terminals do not require a PIN from debit cards. What a hassle.
Events:
- HSBC says ‘gay’ lions will remain in Hong Kong despite protests from anti-LGBT groups.
- All residents of Xinjiang [China] told to hand in their passports to police.
Ideas:
- At Tampa Bay farm-to-table restaurants, you’re being fed fiction.
- How the war ends in Syria. And last week it should not be forgotten, Russia, China veto U.N. proposal to stop deadly violence in Aleppo.
- Traveling while black.
Travels:
- 36 Hours in Porto, Portugal. I like Porto’s verticality. Award tickets on TAP often have the option for long connections in Porto (or Lisbon). Porto Airport has storage lockers and a frequent city train that make a layover visit a breeze.
- Eliminating TSA Pre✓ program fee for frequent fliers could save millions of dollars: study.
- Where to park for free in Vail.
Hacks:
- What to expect when you upgrade to United’s Polaris near-term.
- How to liquidate small denomination debit gift cards.
- How to use the MileagePlus X app & double dip on miles. Been on my to-do list for over a year!
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So the thief bought stuff with the debit card and fraud alert did not go off? Does that mean debit card has less fraud protection than CC? I believe most/all US debit cards have zero fraud liability, so hopefully it won’t be too hard to get the money back. Sorry to hear in any case.
Fraud alerts did go off with the the 2nd or 3rd attempts on all cards, credit and debit. I don’t want to publicize where these were, but it was news to us that these unattended terminals can process debit without a PIN. I believe we have the same zero-fraud liability, it just would have been nice to block them in the first place.
Can you write a little bit more Porto? Maybe your version of 36 hours?
After Scandinavia.
Disappointing 🙁
Just trolling you. For you, I will dig up pictures and do a Porto post! In 2016!
that would be a nice Christmas gift, love you!