Chip and Pin falls over

_properly_ implemented, it could be secure. As could much.

maybe they they should use RFID.....

martin

The words piss-up and brewery come to mind.....

Graham

Fills you full of confidence in ID cards doesn't it :-(

Nial.

"Poopie Pommy S*****AD Narcissist Bear"

Is this a BLATANT f****ng TROLL or WHAT ??????

......... Phil

" Fears are growing that chip-and-pin credit card technology, which is designed to cut plastic theft, is not as safe as we have been led to believe by card companies.

The oil company Shell has suspended use of the technology in 600 of its petrol stations after more than £1m was stolen from customers? accounts by bogus engineers who fitted chip-and-pin keypads with memory chips that logged customers? cards numbers and pin codes.

Eight people have been arrested in connection with the fraud, which is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police cheque and plastic crime unit, and those affected should be reimbursed by their banks.

However, the success of the fraud has raised fears that increasingly sophisticated scams will be used to target consumers using the new cards.

The Association of Payment Clearing Services (Apacs) is playing down the gravity of the incident, although it admits that the technology has failed in this instance....................... "

Graham

You didn't read anything on the links then Mr Toaster Repair Man ? Not about the 'skimming chips' for example ?

Graham

Phil Allison is a piece of crap !

Does anyone actually pay any attention to his ridiculous tirades ?

Graham

Only the trollfeeders.

I'd suspect it's actually WHAT.

But I could be wrong.

John

Oh, I see you're still having trouble with that ? key sticking. Drooling on keyboards can do that.

I thought the problem was the 'engineers' chipping the readers and stealing the information. Chip and Pin could be super secure, but somewhere the data is non-secure, such as when the user enters their pin number. The thieve's motto may be "If you can't break into the safe quickly, steal the safe and work on it at your leisure".

With chip and pin showing a vulnerability within a year of widespread use, who thinks the UK's ID scheme will be secure?

I rather enjoy his posts- sometimes there is substance to his criticism, and I find his style a refreshing break from the sickening prim and proper poof-brained posts usually comprised of no worthwhile content.

Yeah, but you're Fred Bloggs.

Excellent observation.

John

The UK has a lot smaller population and industrial base so it easier to roll out new crap.

Of course you enjoy his posts. You're the only other person on earth who understands him. You also like to wrestle with pigs. :(

I suspect its not drool ;)

Cheers Terry

Was that necessary?

Of course; but I was too polite to suggest so.

John