3 ms·
Sounds like a data protection nightmare. Is there any information about the chip design and whether both purposes are strictly separated? Who is maintaining the
by einrealist 12y ago
Sounds like a data protection nightmare. Is there any information about the chip design and whether both purposes are strictly separated? Who is maintaining the ID information, MasterCard? Is a POS allowed to read ID data?
- seanflyon 12y agoWhat kind of ID data are you referring to? If when I swiped my credit card the point of sale could see my name, year of birth, and picture I would consider that a good thing. With my drivers license for example anyone I hand the card to can read name, date of birth address, picture, because those things are printed on the outside of the card.
- einrealist 12y agoTo the Personal ID data. That card contains biometric data and certainly more information that is not necessary for a transaction. If that card gets cloned, you will lose more than just money. So the probability of identity theft is much higher - each POS can be an attacker. Also, if MasterCard is maintaining both data sets and is losing it, will they be held liable for the Personal ID data too?
- vidarh 12y agoWhile that is problematic: This is Nigeria. Given that Nigerians themselves tend to vote Nigeria as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, I suspect many Nigerians may prefer Mastercard to be the one holding the data over the Nigerian government...