kayanco

Recently I've been exposed to and thinking about privacy/security related stuff. And today when I received a new credit card, seeing the signature panel in the back made me think of this question:

Let's say you get your signed credit card and checkbook stolen, can't the thief copy your signature from the card to write a check as you?

If so, wouldn't it be safer to leave credit cards unsigned? At least in the US, no merchant checks the signature on the card (nor compares it to what you sign on the receipt).

Or is this not a likely possibility, and unnecessary to consider?

Thanks.