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> The other reason is based on UX. It feels really weird to have someone take a picture of your credit card using their cell phone. The apps that use this techn
by rottencupcakes 15y ago
> The other reason is based on UX. It feels really weird to have someone take a picture of your credit card using their cell phone. The apps that use this technology might be doing anything with that image.
To be fair, any company that gets my credit card number (restaurants, Walmart, Amazon, every random e-shop on the internet) could be doing anything with my credit card, so this concern isn't exactly new or very scary.
- timerickson 15y agoTo you, no. Consumers have an irrational understanding that swiping a credit card is safe. Taking a picture of it is likely the sketchiest action a merchant could take, in the eyes of the average uneducated consumer.
- ericd 15y agoThis cannot be overstated. Companies live or die based on the perceptions they create, technical details be damned.