Thiel is really smart. He always talk about the right to online privacy [1] and especially his own, because his gay, living in NZ, etc. But his actions and the actions of his companies tells a totally different story. Explanation: When it comes to money vs. privacy, money always wins.
> If a criminal spies on my credit card # as I make a purchase and uses that to go on a spending spree I can fix it with the credit card company with little cost but a few hours of time and frustration.
No, you can't.
It if someone hacks you mobile bank and transfers money to another country, all you can do is go to police, which can do fuck off.
Is it normal that it takes so long to go from Received to Accepted?