[wlesieutre]

> In the US, sending money to another person's account, especially as an individual, is a difficult process, often requiring giving long account and routing numbers that many of us were told not to give out

Writing a check instead won’t avoid that since the account and routing number are printed right on it

[terinjokes]

Oops, I could have reworded that paragraph to be clearer. Yeah, the check giver can't do much, but as the other commenters point out, the receiver of funds doesn't need to give out the numbers.

[squeaky-clean]

I can receive and cash a check from someone without giving them my account/routing info.

[wlesieutre]

Ah yes, good point it does work for getting paid.