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Old Aug 20, 2016 | 12:37 pm
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Originally Posted by RedLight2015
Looks like Walgreens has fixed their contactless debit and you no longer have to enter a PIN. It just runs it as credit as before.
Maybe they're actually using PINless debit. If they cared about card fees enough to "heavily encourage" PIN use, I doubt they'd just be running Apple Pay as credit if at all possible, even if barely anyone used it.

Originally Posted by JEFFJAGUAR
is not brain washed how necessary pins are for security
My Windows tablet and phone need a PIN to unlock the screen. My laptop and work PC, as well as pretty much every online service I'm part of, need passwords to log in. Like it or not, passwords or equivalent are accepted security measures. That's not to say that it's impossible to be stupid with them, because it definitely is.

You also have to admit that it's a bit weird to have PIN basically be optional for debit cards. Either require it for everything or don't ask at all.

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