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Love the concept but the security worries me. Looking on the site, there is (as expected) not much information about security. RED FLAGS: * Coin is in the pro
by newman314 13y ago
Love the concept but the security worries me. Looking on the site, there is (as expected) not much information about security.
RED FLAGS:
* Coin is in the process of earning a PCI certification. This should have been done before launch. Also, what level?
* Coin uses 128/256bit for security but HOW and WHERE?
* Coin essentially skims cards (through the reader) to playback for terminals. I don't see how they can say with a straight face that it is less susceptible to the same techniques.
* Adding what are supposed to be funny Q&As to a FAQ trivializes what are supposed to be important questions for people thinking about using this.
* I understand the love of "the cloud" but I wish people would also consider scenarios for a disconnected model. These are solutions that do not necessarily require a full time connection.
I could see using this for pre-paid gift cards but not for my actual credit cards.
- alternize 13y agothey are "only" doing a preorder, the launch seem to be in summer 2014