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I'm always extremely leery any time those come out because the network is down. A furniture / appliance store in my hometown had an employee use the imprint mac

I'm always extremely leery any time those come out because the network is down. A furniture / appliance store in my hometown had an employee use the imprint machine to steal a bunch of credit card numbers, including my parents' card. They only found out because the police had been tipped off and found a bunch of carbon copy slips in the employee's apartment.

autoexec 3y ago
Just about any time an employee handles a card there's a risk of that. Waitstaff who pick your card up off the table and disappear with it for several minutes, the employee you hand the card to at a drive thru window, even employees who swipe it right in front of you could probably pass the numbers in front of a camera long enough to go back through the footage later and read off what they need. The card readers we're supposed to navigate ourselves aren't perfect either, but it's much better when the card never leaves your hand. Honestly though I pretty much expect my card number will get stolen at some point. As long as I can keep an eye on my statements and my bank doesn't give me much hassle about reversing fraudulent charges when I see them it's not a huge deal.
- pohuing 3y ago
  > Waitstaff who pick your card up off the table and disappear with it for several minutes, the employee you hand the card to at a drive thru window Is this a real thing? Germany is horribly behind on payment options, but even we have mobile terminals that you yourself handle.
  - solidsnack9000 3y ago
    In the US, we almost always hand the card to stuff and they almost always run it for us. It is only with the widespread adoption of technology like Apple Pay that this is changing in the US. No one is going to hand their phone to the wait staff, so the staff bring a terminal to the table.
  - zdragnar 3y ago
    Mobile terminals are starting to become a thing, but at least where I live it is very much the exception. Either you pay at the reception desk or hand your card to the staff at the table, depending on where you eat.

autoexec 3y ago

Just about any time an employee handles a card there's a risk of that. Waitstaff who pick your card up off the table and disappear with it for several minutes, the employee you hand the card to at a drive thru window, even employees who swipe it right in front of you could probably pass the numbers in front of a camera long enough to go back through the footage later and read off what they need. The card readers we're supposed to navigate ourselves aren't perfect either, but it's much better when the card never leaves your hand. Honestly though I pretty much expect my card number will get stolen at some point. As long as I can keep an eye on my statements and my bank doesn't give me much hassle about reversing fraudulent charges when I see them it's not a huge deal.

pohuing 3y ago
> Waitstaff who pick your card up off the table and disappear with it for several minutes, the employee you hand the card to at a drive thru window Is this a real thing? Germany is horribly behind on payment options, but even we have mobile terminals that you yourself handle.
- solidsnack9000 3y ago
  In the US, we almost always hand the card to stuff and they almost always run it for us. It is only with the widespread adoption of technology like Apple Pay that this is changing in the US. No one is going to hand their phone to the wait staff, so the staff bring a terminal to the table.
- zdragnar 3y ago
  Mobile terminals are starting to become a thing, but at least where I live it is very much the exception. Either you pay at the reception desk or hand your card to the staff at the table, depending on where you eat.