Originally Posted by
tmiw
Contactless has been a thing almost everywhere outside the US for years before we got around to using it so I'm not surprised places are tapping your card for you. Most places still do it in front of you, though, if they don't have you do it.
Not common at all outside of Europe, where banks are exceptionally sensitive to fraud losses.
The US consumer is very well insulated against card fraud so banks have been less motivated to spend on extra security measures.