Well, you have to get verified through your bank to be able to send money in any form now - Homeland Security rules. So does this mean that every time I send money via Western Union or a merchant services provider runs my debit card, I should provide them with all of my bank account info, social security #, and photo copies of my driver's license, etc? That being said there is a difference between sending (wiring) "money" from your account and attempting to make a "payment" for an ebay purchase with a legitimate invoice. Why should I have to give you all of my financial information in order to make $30 purchase??! I would also like to see a copy of the Homeland Security directive requesting that all banking information be gathered for said purposes. I'm getting quite fed up with companies throwing around "homeland security rules" in order to get away with gathering more information on customers in order to protect themselves from the financial risks of doing business. I will be making a call to my state senator's office.
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