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Signatures are a joke, nobody checks them (I used to work in retail). And even if people did check them, they're trivial to forge (there's a copy of the signatu
by mhansen 15y ago
Signatures are a joke, nobody checks them (I used to work in retail). And even if people did check them, they're trivial to forge (there's a copy of the signature on the card telling you what it's supposed to look like!)
- rjd 15y agoYep, I picked up a trick while backpackign across Asia for this. My signture is upside down on my card. So if I refute any claim that appears I can point out the fact and show at what point the transactions started. I travell alot and I've had my gear stolen a few times, and atleast once a year (usually a month after I get back) I have to go through claims processes to remove charges which start appearing. Total pain, and why I'm suspicious of another system that looks atleast as bad as whats already out there.
- mpclark 15y agoImportantly, it is utterly futile to expect a shop assistant (let's say a waifish 17-year-old girl) to tell a customer (for our purposes today, a 30-year old champion cage fighter still bruised from his last bout) that their signature doesn't look right and they can't complete the transaction. Chip and PIN means any blame and bad feeling is shifted to the terminal -- for better or for worse, "computer says no".