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Old Dec 1, 2014, 8:07 pm
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Majuki
 
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Originally Posted by cbn42
It sounds like you're suggesting we should make card security as weak as possible, because the stronger it is, the harder it would be for you to get out of paying for a fraudulent transaction.
I'm definitely not intending to make that argument. As I said upthread I am a proponent of chip-and-PIN transactions. I think it would increase the accountability for everybody: issuers, merchants, and customers. Right now there is enough of a fudge factor to give all three parties the benefit of the doubt.
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