By Andy McCue
Published: Monday 08 November 2004
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Anonymous
Location
LONDON
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IT
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The weakest link in "Chip and Pin" is the customer's liability when the card is stolen/cloned the PIN recorded for use by someone else.
I am not an expert but this is all about the banks streamlining processing and pointing the finger at the customer when freud occurs.
My local shops do not even have guards to protect the buttons being pressed.
"It must be your fault Sir - only you know the PIN". Of course when you hand over the card in a shop and they return 10 mins later and watch you enter the code - do you know what they were doing out the back?
Am I being stupid here about the risk?
That doesn't match the evidence in countries that ...
Jamie Bishop
There are much easier ways of getting the PIN.
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Roger Huffadine
The weakest link in "Chip and Pin" is the customer...
Anonymous
We have every reason to be worried about APACS com...
Andrew
The last comment reveals there is a lot of educati...
Anonymous
Of course the PIN is there to protect the bank and...
Michael Dixon
I have noticed twice now since Chip and Pin that t...
Anonymous
not at all !
These are serious risks that are b...
Anonymous
Prior to Chip & PIN I had no use for a PIN with my...
Anonymous
Why is it that people think that 4 digit PIN is an...
Hid S
"Why is it that people think that 4 digit PIN is a...
Anonymous
What I don't understand is why, for the amount of ...
Goten Xiao
Why a PIN is less secure is also why it is more at...
Anonymous
A friend of mine child took his card into town one...
Fred Smithe
There are two separate issues related to commiting...
Anonymous
A friend of mine child took his card into town one...
Fred Smithe
Living in the real world does have its downsides b...
Simon
Last comment should make reference to APACS, not A...
Simon
Biometrics are the only way to identify a person. ...
Thomas Opel
APACS are not fraud specialists - they are the mou...
Andy
Two weeks ago on receiving a bank statement, i dis...
Jayne M.
Now it seems even easier to steal all your money. ...
Anonymous
it's either a banking error or you ought to look a...
Anonymous
The magnetic strip on a chip and pin is its weakne...
Anonymous
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