Annoyed Man Making Payment In Pennies

A Toronto credit card holder is putting a new twist on an old trick by repaying his bill in pennies to maximize the collector's inconvenience.

Don Rogers said he was unhappy when his Canadian bank began outsourcing some of its credit card processing to the United States because he was worried that anti-terrorism laws in the US could allow the government to access his data without his consent.

So much so that he lodged his protest via the bank's online payment system, jamming its computers by making dozens of tiny payments a day. "I don't want the CIA or George Bush to know how many cases of Viagra I bought last week, or what church or charities I donate to", Rogers said.

He said his card has since been canceled by the bank, but he will continue paying his remaining balance of about $850 the same way - pennies at a time.

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