Fair Credit Reporting Act cited in Verizon, Alltel suits
We've all had situations where our printed receipts have been just a little too wordy for comfort, disclosing details about our address or credit card (or worse, both) that a nefarious individual would kill to score. The 2003 Fair Credit Reporting Act was supposed to put a serious cork in that business by threatening offenders with a $1,000-per incident fine for willfully printing out secret stuff beyond December 2006; Verizon and Alltel are being accused of ignoring that little clause of the FCRA, though, with class action suits du jour recently filed in Pennsylvania and Georgia respectively. For its part, Alltel says it's in the clear because it hasn't been printing both the credit card number and the expiration date on its receipts, and furthermore, the plaintiffs haven't proven that they've had their identities stolen as a result of its practices. Verizon has responded with a shorter, snippier comment, simply saying that it "did not commit any wrongful act" against the accusers. Seriously though, what's so hard about just not printing that stuff?
Filed under: Alltel, Verizon Wireless
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PDAMan @ Apr 28th 2008 7:12PM
This is really stupid.... VZW does not print full credit card numbers or expiration dates.... DUMB!!!!
elgee02 @ Apr 28th 2008 9:23PM
I'm looking at a reciept for a bill payment I made at my local direct VZW store with my credit card... just the last 4 numbers are listed, no expiration date.
Heck I recall an IHOP in Texas I ate at a few years ago actually had my full credit card # printed on the receipt... I thought it was odd and I shredded it, but I did not know it violated some act.
The D Train @ Apr 29th 2008 9:07AM
First off, Delete that losers comment.
Secondly, Sure is a meanstreak in engadget writers towards VZW lately like seriously angry much?
M @ Apr 29th 2008 11:43PM
umm, they're just reporting wireless news...