Last time Visa froze my card because I ordered "$1500 of merchandise from an online store categorized as 'women's apparel.'" When I called to resolve the issue they said that "since I was not a woman" the transaction was flagged as suspicious. Visa, do you not realize that men buy things for women?
Has this seriously happened to you? It is much more worrying than it appears - you can't even buy things "that you aren't supposed to buy".
... When I called to resolve the issue they said that "since I was not a woman" the transaction was flagged as suspicious. ...
Do we really want companies scrutinizing our lives this much? How can that not give anyone the creeps?
That is another problem. Following the problem with the card I quoted, they must have a very complete profile of each of us based on our purchases.