> way better than the credit cards of old They were more secure (no surprise there). The lack of security was known, but the risk was with the vendor who gene

> way better than the credit cards of old They were more secure (no surprise there). The lack of security was known, but the risk was with the vendor who generally accepted it as cost of doing business. With the more secure EC cards like with the new-ish chip-enhanced CC, the (lower, remaining) risk is with the customer. Not sure, whether that is 'better'.