'Orbitz and Caravan Motel Release Credit Card Information'

nn (152.163.37.192) -

The reservation form asked if I was making the reservation for myself or someone else. I selected the someone else option and was prompted for both the guest's name and my name as the credit card holder.

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The Caravan Motel was nice enough to give out my full credit card number and expiration date to the guest who was clearly specified as not being the card holder on the reservation.

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Comment #1 Joe (152.163.37.234) -

When was their credit card terminal manufactured?

H.R.2622

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)

SEC. 113. TRUNCATION OF CREDIT CARD AND DEBIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

Section 605 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c) is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(g) TRUNCATION OF CREDIT CARD AND DEBIT CARD NUMBERS-

`(1) IN GENERAL- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no person that accepts credit cards or debit cards for the transaction of business shall print more than the last 5 digits of the card number or the expiration date upon any receipt provided to the cardholder at the point of the sale or transaction.

`(2) LIMITATION- This subsection shall apply only to receipts that are electronically printed, and shall not apply to transactions in which the sole means of recording a credit card or debit card account number is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of the card.

`(3) EFFECTIVE DATE- This subsection shall become effective--

`(A) 3 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, with respect to any cash register or other machine or device that electronically prints receipts for credit card or debit card transactions that is in use before January 1, 2005; and

`(B) 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, with respect to any cash register or other machine or device that electronically prints receipts for credit card or debit card transactions that is first put into use on or after January 1, 2005.'.

Comment #2 PokerPrincess (1) from Earth -

WOW!!!! I can't believe that any company would do that. Did you talk to them about what they did? What did they use as an excuse for doing that.

It is totally against the law to give out other's credit information to anyone. I would sue the pants off them. I certainly hope you called your credit card company and asked them for a new card.

Comment #3 Suzie from Washington DC -

Good luck getting any help from Orbitz or anyone else. If you don't receive a call within minutes, you aren't going to get anywhere most of the time. I am sure the Orbitz representative will just think you will brush it under the rug.

Comment #4 imaginarydivabc from vancouver, bc -

It's such a pain to have to cut this card and get another one. We trust these people that we give our credit cards too. And we trust that they dont do stupid things like this. Hope you got it all sorted out.

Comment #5 snowbird (1) from The North -

Thank for pointing this out! How shocking. You would think tha Orbitz being a very large traveling site, would be smarter than this!!

Comment #6 MrD from Nowhere -

With thingslike theese, now days you can not ever release your credit card info

Comment #7 itsmrsjonesy from * -

I would be so mad!! They have no right to do that and You would certainly think that they wouldn't have. I am curious as to what they said when you brought this matter to their attention?

Comment #8 Sam from Net -

Are they crazy people or what? Was it all intentional or a big flaw in the whole system? I appreciate that you noted this thing early otherwise most of the time in a hurry we tend to overlook these mistakes.

Comment #9 snowbird (1) from The North -

One reason I do not like to order online very much. Too easy for people to get into your account.

Comment #10 matt from right there!!! -

WOW, that’s crazy!! I know it was a friend that got your information, but what if I called and said that I was him, would they give it to me? Just crazy!!!

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