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In response to "Huh? Seems the new Citicard I got in February is chip-enabled - who knew? -- nm" by Meg

But no PINS! They're only half measures and it infuriates me. -- nm

Posted by droidlet (aka spamlet) Jul 21 '14, 15:47

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Apart from the claim of more secure encryption I really don't see any benefit ? -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 15:55 10
- I think it just makes it harder to clone the card (but without pins, not impossible, IIRC) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 16:29 9
  - It does except for it still has to have the mag stripe, which really kind of defeats the purpose. - spamlet Jul 21, 17:11 2
    - Man, tap to pay will just blow yours guys' frigging minds - Reagen Jul 21, 17:25 1
      - They'll take our unsecure mag stripe from our cold, dead hands! - spamlet Jul 21, 17:42
  - And now you have to leave the card in the reader until it processes and still sign for it..... - Meg Jul 21, 16:40 5
    - still sign? Ick. Half the time I can just tap it and go. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 16:44 4
      - Yes, I was stuck signing in Europe without PIN capability. -- nm - spamlet Jul 21, 17:10 3
        
        as of August 1 you won't be able to sign in Australia. PIN only. - mafic Jul 21, 17:19 2
        
        My card has PIN capabilities (I used it in the train station) but default to sig if that was available. - spamlet Jul 21, 17:25
        
        And really, electronic signatures are a joke - I don't know how anyone could prove or disprove them. -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 17:23

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