Originally Posted by
dulciusexasperis
Right now, the USA is the number one country for credit card fraud. Why? Because as the only country not on chip and pin, it is the easiest country in which to commit credit card fraud. In order to combat that, asking for photo ID is the best the merchant can do.
So WHY is the USA so behind the times and who should the person who does not want to be hassled blame? You can blame the crooks who commit the credit card fraud. You can blame your banks for using outdated technology which has put the American comsumer in the position of being the easiest marks for the crooks. You can blame yourself for putting up with it. But can you really blame the merchant for trying to STOP the fraud?
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Not sure where this came from (Credit card fraud theme). Seems like left field.
Is the argument here that UK immigration officials ask annoying questions because lazy Americans have not insisted that credit card companies go to Chip and Pin cards which in turn creates more credit card fraud which in turn makes UK immigration more suspicious?
If so, then I do not see the link between UK immigration suspicion and credit card fraud.