12-10-2004, 10:15 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,329
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Re: Must Enter a Credit Card!?
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Originally Posted by McFLY
They could simply identify you with a UID and a PIN, randomly generate a unique psuedo-credit card number to be used for the DRM, and associate them in their system.
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And there's the rub of it. You are totally dependant on their systems. Just as you are dependant on MS to never change the way reader activates else you and all the existing ebooks you own are screwed. 20 years from now, assuming I can even run ereader on a system by then, the company that provides the e-books for ereader could have closed up shop, taken all their servers down, the internet as we know it could implode and I can still access my e-books simply because neither the reader nor the books themselves have to "call home to mama".
This is what makes peanutpress's (Or whoever they are now.) system so much better then everyone else's. The fact that you have to hand over a cc doesn't detract from the fact that it’s the best DRM system on the market short of none and that just ISN'T going to happen. Your expectations from a business that needs to cater to the demands of the industry are unrealistic. They have provided the most flexible method of DRM. Period.
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Would you be comfortable if you had to give them your social security number too? Just because it's a unique identifier that many people have, it doesn't make it the right one to use.
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No because the diff being that I can cancel my ccard anytime I want. Not only that but in most cases now a days there is fraud protection on multiple levels. The comparisons aren’t even realistic. It’s next to impossible to alter your SSN at least not without going through a ton of red tape. But the simple fact doesn't change that they aren't asking for a SSN. They are asking for a CCard. There is a simple solution here. You don't like it don't use the system. The rest of us who aren't concerned about a very creditable business using our cards for ill-gotten gains will enjoy these books.
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eReader is probably a totally trustworthy site. I may eventually by some books from them, and when I do I'll give them my CC#. Until then, the fewer sites storing my info, the better.
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*shrugs* Your choice. Your loss.
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