>> "What is the advantage of the chip+pin system versus magnetic strip + pin?" Copying a magnetic strip is trivial. Hand your card to a waiter and they can swi

>> "What is the advantage of the chip+pin system versus magnetic strip + pin?" Copying a magnetic strip is trivial. Hand your card to a waiter and they can swipe it in less than a second and create a clone card. The chip however, is much harder to copy. Several places in the UK will refuse to swipe your card (magnetic), only allowing chip+pin now.