In message <[log in to unmask]>, Carl
Johnson <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Having read very little on Chip and Pin (but used it in Oz) i have to ask
>- is the pin number to be used in transactions the same as the one used
>in cash machines? If so, what is to stop someone looking over a customers
>shoulder, mugging them and using it straight away?
Yes, as far as I can tell it's the same number. But many security
experts have suggested that different numbers would be vastly
preferable. The alternative is to have two cards and use one for each
function (I rarely use an ATM to draw cash from a credit card, for
example, preferring to use a debit card on a bank account.)
--
Roland Perry
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