So you think your 'Chip & Pin' card is safe

[jaysay]

Chip and Pin or no Chip and Pin credit card fraud has rsien by 25% in a year up by £553 million

[Neil]

Originally Posted by entwisi

So on my phone I have a contact who I know is my Bcard pin with the pin as part of the number. To make it even haredr to work out I have home and mobile numbers on the contact. There is a case hor being hidden in plain sight you know.

I have a contact in my phone for a Mr Ken Wood, saves me remembering the pin for my car stereo when I take the battery off the car. Not a hidden number just the 4 digits so I don't forget it.

Originally Posted by entwisi

To take this on a step instead of complaining about what we have why not think about what you would like.

How about when bringing out a new system like chip & pin, making sure the damn card can not be copied. Even Sky TV can stop you copying a card so why can't the banks? I think securing bank accounts is as important as making sure someone does not watch Sky One's Lost without paying.

[entwisi]

The problem is teh interaction of chip and pin across the world. The initial specs were that the chip was to be encrypted at a really high level with rolling checks, unfortunately a lot of countries couldn't meet these standards so a compromise was reached. It is still a good level and unfortunately like most things in IT its seen as a target to be beaten, there is no where near teh same financial incentive to copy a sky card, if there was they would spend a lot more time trying.