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This Christmas, turn your gifts into charitable giving

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Re: This Christmas, turn your gifts into charitable giving

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Sorry, but I'm not giving my credit card information to any website that allows me to authenticate through facebook.

You can opt to create a swipegood.com account instead of connecting via facebook.

I did see that, but the fact that facebook is even an option just put me off straight away.

Re: This Christmas, turn your gifts into charitable giving

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Sorry, but I'm not giving my credit card information to any website that allows me to authenticate through facebook.

I think that's a bit unfair. Many large properties allow authentication through Facebook. I don't see why there is a concern with credit card information and Facebook authentication?

Re: This Christmas, turn your gifts into charitable giving

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can opt to create a swipegood.com account instead of connecting via facebook.

I did see that, but the fact that facebook is even an option just put me off straight away.

Understandable. But frankly, if you've ever seen how banks operate their technical infrastructure you'd want to store all your money in a matress. I'm confident Facebook has much smarter people working to make sure their products are secure.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I did see that, but the fact that facebook is even an option just put me off straight away.

Understandable. But frankly, if you've ever seen how banks operate their technical infrastructure you'd want to store all your money in a matress. I'm confident Facebook has much smarter people working to make sure their products are secure.

Most banks have ssl encrypted sites.

Re: This Christmas, turn your gifts into charitable giving

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I have tried to do this before. (Manually, but still.) It does not work. People genuinely want to buy you useless junk you don't actually want.

This is kind of true. If you stick with it people eventually come around. I've been doing it for years. Dig it:

http://www.petermichaud.com/essays/new-rules-for-christmas/

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