Posted by Ted on January 5, 2001, at 19:50:21
In reply to Amazon.con was hacked, posted by Greg on January 5, 2001, at 7:51:01
Dear Mr. .......,
Thanks for writing to us at Amazon.com with your concern. The information
you received is indeed a rumor and is *not* true.We guarantee that every transaction you make at Amazon.com will be safe.
Our secure server software (SSL) is the industry standard and among the
best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It
encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number,
name, and address, so that it cannot be read as the information travels
over the Internet.All of our credit card information is stored on a secure, dedicated
database. When we get this information during an order, the card
information is sent into this database and is only accessed to charge
your account. It is stored in no other place.I hope this answers your questions, but please feel free to e-mail us
again if we can be of any further assistance.Thanks for shopping at Amazon.com!
Best regards,Laura J.
http://www.amazon.com
poster:Ted
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