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[email protected] mkirsch1@rochester.rr.com is offline
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Default Why no CC's in US with chip? (was: OT Paying by credit card overthe phone)

On Nov 9, 8:28*am, Home Guy wrote:
But the US is being backwards about this by not introducing credit cards
with "chip-and-pin" technology. *You should ask your banks and credit
card companies why they prefer to soak you with high fees and interest
rates as a way to pay for CC fraud rather than impliment technology to
reduce fraud.


If someone watches you punch in your PIN, then they steal your chip,
how's that any better?