Retailers Are Paying for Lax Policies on IDs
“Industry at Odds Over ID Theft Liability” (March 7) raises the obvious question:
If retailers are taking the financial hit for identity theft, why don’t stores make it standard practice to ask customers for a picture ID before approving charge transactions?
Some stores already require this, and as a charge card user I’m happy when they do. It shows that the retailer is paying attention and trying to protect legitimate customers.
Bonnie Sloane
Los Angeles
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