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you can't skim a chip though
by notatoad 7y ago
you can't skim a chip though
- ceejayoz 7y agoSure, but when you dip your card, the magstripe on that chip card gets skimmed and the camera captures your card number and PIN entry.
- Avery3R 7y agoIf it's implemented properly, the card shouldn't go all the way into the reader, just the smartcard contact
- ceejayoz 7y agoNone of which saves you from a camera looking at the numbers on the card while you insert it.
- notatoad 7y agoThe camera is to record your PIN, which is only useful in conjunction with the magstripe data. A camera to record the numbers physically printed on the card isn't going to be super effective. Yeah, it might get a few, but probably not enough to be worthwhile.
- ceejayoz 7y agoThere's no reason a camera couldn't capture card number, expiration and CVV, especially if paired with a contact switch on a skimmer to trigger the photo. My iPhone happily lets me add a card by taking a picture of the card and OCRing it; my Discover card has number, expiration, and CVV all on the same side even.
- e1ven 7y agoIt doesn't solve the immediate problem, but once enough people are using chips you could disable the ability to do old-style magstrip transactions (or at least flag them for manual review / extra scrutiny).