poss. for IP: chip-and-PIN takes a fall in the UK

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Tom Yates <madhatter () teaparty net>
Date: May 7, 2006 2:16:33 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: poss. for IP: chip-and-PIN takes a fall in the UK

Prof. Farber:

The BBC is carrying a piece on a substantial failure of "the new,  
more secure way to pay with credit or debit cards in the UK"(*).  As  
they say, "Shell has suspended chip-and-pin payments in 600 UK petrol  
stations after more than [a million pounds] was siphoned out of  
customers' accounts".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4980190.stm

(*) Quoted from the card industry's site at http:// 
www.chipandpin.co.uk/ .

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          Tom Yates  -  http://www.teaparty.net


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