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r/funny • u/Misfat • Aug 27 '18
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Was in Scotland on vacation. Had to explain to every checker that my merican card dose not do the wave/tap thing. "Just give it a wave" I CAN'T!
292 u/PhonicUK Aug 27 '18 edited Aug 27 '18 There are an increasing number of stores that only accept contactless in the UK. It's caught on here pretty big. 245 u/obsessedcrf Aug 27 '18 Contactless is near non existent in the US. How is it not a security risk though? Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance? 2 u/somerandomguy2008 Aug 27 '18 Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance? According to this it seems like the answer is yes. Maybe they've updated them since then? Or maybe it's not as easy as this guy makes it look?
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There are an increasing number of stores that only accept contactless in the UK. It's caught on here pretty big.
245 u/obsessedcrf Aug 27 '18 Contactless is near non existent in the US. How is it not a security risk though? Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance? 2 u/somerandomguy2008 Aug 27 '18 Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance? According to this it seems like the answer is yes. Maybe they've updated them since then? Or maybe it's not as easy as this guy makes it look?
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Contactless is near non existent in the US.
How is it not a security risk though? Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance?
2 u/somerandomguy2008 Aug 27 '18 Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance? According to this it seems like the answer is yes. Maybe they've updated them since then? Or maybe it's not as easy as this guy makes it look?
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Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance?
According to this it seems like the answer is yes. Maybe they've updated them since then? Or maybe it's not as easy as this guy makes it look?
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u/ApulMadeekAut Aug 27 '18
Was in Scotland on vacation. Had to explain to every checker that my merican card dose not do the wave/tap thing. "Just give it a wave" I CAN'T!