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the credit card shape, mag stripe, number, and security code ARE standardized. but every website wants you to enter that separately into a different form that a
by joshu 4y ago
the credit card shape, mag stripe, number, and security code ARE standardized. but every website wants you to enter that separately into a different form that autocompletes some fields but not others, etc etc.
your objection is short-sighted; there are steps.
- mynameisvlad 4y ago> Payment card numbers are composed of 8 to 19 digits https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_number https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_number They are usually 16 digits. Except when they're 15 like Amex. Security codes are 3 digits... Except when they're 4 digits like Amex. Magnetic stripes have two separate tracks with two different encoding schemes developed by different organizations, and some point of sale readers will read one, the other, or both. But yes, tell me more about how all these things are standardized. > your objection is short-sighted; there are steps. My point was that everyone wants a piece of the action, meaning standardized interfaces are disincentivized. This is true in the real world and is true in browsers. Do you have any actual rebuttal to that?