Additionally, this new requirement is inherently LESS secure than other methods of individual identity verification, AND poses a severe security risk to those contestants involved, as they don’t have any real idea who will be receiving the information requested. This requirement of sending sensitive personal information is misguided at best, and is suspicious in it’s nature.

To those involved, I would strongly recommend no further involvement with this contest. Of course, that’s just my opinion, but the level of evidence showing at least ineptitude, if not possible criminal intent, is sufficient for me to take this stance. I leave it up to everyone else to make up their own minds.

The views stated above are mine, and do not reflect those of chatbots.org, their staff, or those of the community as a whole.

although they do reflect my opinion, whence I didn’t join the contest initially

Can I have your source code when you get kidnapped? Or do you think they will make you take it with you when you are taken by submarine to a secret base in a volcano that is only accessible via an underwater passage and forced to create a race of Mitsuku clones which will then be loaded into cyborg bodies and used for world domination, a plan which was conceived due to your recent string of contest wins?

What?

This was on the sci-fi channel last week

I also wonder what possible access the organiser has to UK governmental databases of personal identities to actually confirm that the copy is legit. This is highly irregular, or more frankly, rubbish. PayPal doesn’t require more than an email address to transfer money safely and securely, and banks don’t need more than a name and IBAN.

Common sense seems to have prevailed. I just had an email to say that they have paid me the prize money. I’ve checked my account and the money is there.

Great news, Steve! Well deserved and about time.

Thank goodness, and congratulations.