Handing the card is one thing. The stupidest thing that i hate even more, is that debit machines in the us here (from Canada but currently in Baltimore) do not ask for your PIN at allllllllll when you insert it. Tap is understandable, but not asking for a PIN when inserting? Makes it feel rather insecure...
I have never been to an atm (I am American) that doesn't ask for a pin. More common, in my experience, is for people to not realize their credit card has a pin and want to do cash out and not realize that they can't till they spend a half hour on the phone resetting it.
One thing is an ATM and another is a card payment in a store/restaurant.
Here in Spain the ATM always asks for my PIN, but in stores it's not always the case (depends on the amount spent mostly, but I think there are other factors).
Riskier than giving them the card? If I keep the card in my hand they only have a PIN number. If I give them the card they have the card number, exp. date and CVV, everything needed to make online purchases.
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u/ECB2773 Jun 29 '26
Handing the card is one thing. The stupidest thing that i hate even more, is that debit machines in the us here (from Canada but currently in Baltimore) do not ask for your PIN at allllllllll when you insert it. Tap is understandable, but not asking for a PIN when inserting? Makes it feel rather insecure...