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well, there's the rest of the world, and there's the US, where chip cards are recent and still lack chip+pin requirement for now. we still use imperial units, t

well, there's the rest of the world, and there's the US, where chip cards are recent and still lack chip+pin requirement for now. we still use imperial units, too! not to mention the worst (read: non-existent) maternity-leave laws on earth - worse than many less developed countries.

stephenhuey 10y ago
Exactly! He said that with such authority, didn't he? :) Chase just issued me a chip card in the last couple of years, and every time I check out of a store equipped with a terminal that can do both, it's still pretty much a 50/50 chance they'll tell me the chip reader doesn't work yet and I need to swipe.
- ghaff 10y ago
  In my experience most stores are pretty good at this point about having some sort of sign or label if their chip reader isn't working. But I'm sure it's not always the case and there was certainly a lot of confusion a year or so ago when they were first phased in.
  - mikestew 10y ago
    Well, now they would do well to put a sign up if the chip reader is working. Because now I by default assume the terminal vendor is lazy and won't implement it until they have a financial incentive to do so.
    - Godel_unicode 10y ago
      > until they have a financial incentive to do so. They have had that for over a year in the States. Weakest point in the chain takes liability.
alkonaut 10y ago
> well, there's the rest of the world, and there's the US, where chip cards are recent and still lack chip+pin requirement for now. And don't forget paper checks are still circulating. I didn't try last time I was there but I imagine that when you go to cash a paper check you go to a guy sitting by an abacus.
- nommm-nommm 10y ago
  No, most(?) people cash paper checks on their phone. Or rather, using their phone.
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  - thomasjudge 10y ago
    Hardly.
theandrewbailey 10y ago
At least the USA doesn't drive on the left side of the road.

stephenhuey 10y ago

Exactly! He said that with such authority, didn't he? :) Chase just issued me a chip card in the last couple of years, and every time I check out of a store equipped with a terminal that can do both, it's still pretty much a 50/50 chance they'll tell me the chip reader doesn't work yet and I need to swipe.

ghaff 10y ago
In my experience most stores are pretty good at this point about having some sort of sign or label if their chip reader isn't working. But I'm sure it's not always the case and there was certainly a lot of confusion a year or so ago when they were first phased in.
- mikestew 10y ago
  Well, now they would do well to put a sign up if the chip reader is working. Because now I by default assume the terminal vendor is lazy and won't implement it until they have a financial incentive to do so.
  - Godel_unicode 10y ago
    > until they have a financial incentive to do so. They have had that for over a year in the States. Weakest point in the chain takes liability.

alkonaut 10y ago

> well, there's the rest of the world, and there's the US, where chip cards are recent and still lack chip+pin requirement for now. And don't forget paper checks are still circulating. I didn't try last time I was there but I imagine that when you go to cash a paper check you go to a guy sitting by an abacus.

nommm-nommm 10y ago
No, most(?) people cash paper checks on their phone. Or rather, using their phone.
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- thomasjudge 10y ago
  Hardly.

theandrewbailey 10y ago

At least the USA doesn't drive on the left side of the road.