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Nobody is really addressing the root of the problem here - that credit card security is a total joke. The way the credit card system works is we all send the k
by fragsworth 12y ago
Nobody is really addressing the root of the problem here - that credit card security is a total joke.
The way the credit card system works is we all send the keys to our accounts in plain text, and then store it in plain text.
Rather than come up with a more secure means of payment, the credit card companies force every customer to check every monthly bill on every credit card to make sure none of it was fraudulent, and somehow this is more "convenient" than using a secure method for payment.
- teddyh 12y agoThe credit card number is both your public key and your private key: http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2702 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2702 Related: “Vandalism By Design” http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2570 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2570 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2574 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2574 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2674 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2674 “Should We Accept Dollars?” http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2565 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2565 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2697 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2697 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2706 http://www.icanbarelydraw.com/comic/2706
- emodendroket 12y agoThat's not "the root" of this problem at all. Their internal systems were hacked and customer information was stolen. What would reforming credit cards do to help with that?