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Chip and Pin, how safe now?

inmypocketnottheirs
inmypocketnottheirs Posts: 4,745 Forumite
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Rip off Britain tonight shows how safe Chip & Pin really is. Exactly as I have said before, it isn't. And how the banks won't admit how flawed the system is.
Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
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  • preable
    preable Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Chip and pin will never be safe and the new wireless cards are even less secure.
  • innovate
    innovate Posts: 16,217 Forumite
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    Is chip ad pin more dangerous than crossing the road?
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,643 Forumite
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    edited 18 July 2012 at 8:46PM
    What did the program say about chip & pin ?

    Not had a problem yet although the fake chip and pin terminals do bother me a bit but I use reputable filling stations to buy petrol(although i should use the credit card) from and tend to use cash in corner shops.
  • JuicyJesus
    JuicyJesus Posts: 3,832 Forumite
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    edited 18 July 2012 at 9:13PM
    Don't think I'll be losing any sleep over it, to be honest.

    Never had an issue with C+P, or contactless. The gangs of criminals with high-range contactless readers or fake chip and PIN cards/readers people blither on about have simply not materialised. You are still more likely to get your card read at an ATM, and even that is a tiny possibility that barely bears thinking about.
    urs sinserly,
    ~~joosy jeezus~~
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