A cashless society?

[Drago]

Although it means giving money to Apple, who aren't exactly paragons of good behaviour around the globe.

 

[Pale Rider]

Thanks for that. So if neither the PIN nor CVV needs to be sent to the bank's server, then hacking the wireless traffic from the terminal would be of limited value to a potential criminal.

Hopefully the blog, from a company trying to flog remote chip and pin machines, is correct they are secure.

It does say the 'details' of the transaction are transmitted to the bank's server, so it's not clear to me if those details could be of use to a criminal.

My brother, who is involved in writing software for the machines, seemed to be suggesting they do present a security risk although I didn't have an in depth conversation with him about it.

A linked point, which may be an urban myth, is criminals can make a contactless transaction on your card by being close to it, such as standing next to you on a packed tube train.

I'm sure I've seen tin foil lined wallets for sale.

Keeping a corona virus distance from other people might help to prevent that.

 

[Mo1959]

I'm sure I've seen tin foil lined wallets for sale.

Cheap as chips little sleeves as well as wallets are available. Going by reviews they seem to work well.

View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Owfeel-Contactless-Protection-WaterProof-Protector/dp/B00YGNK7ZK?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_3

 

[Deafie]

Cheap as chips little sleeves as well as wallets are available. Going by reviews they seem to work well.

View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Owfeel-Contactless-Protection-WaterProof-Protector/dp/B00YGNK7ZK?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_3

Yes, my room mate swears by them

 

[Wobbling]

The world has gone cashless the other day I signed a direct debit for my window cleaner honest

 

[Sterlo]

I bought one of these, just sits in your wallet near the other cards and allegedly fools the machines if someone tried to hack the card. I have a couple of the wallets for the car keys, they seem to work as well.

View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DO269Z0/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01DO269Z0&pd_rd_w=gkhKY&pf_rd_p=f7d8b8a0-45de-4093-9f0d-ac0a766b3dcb&pd_rd_wg=CZ3jz&pf_rd_r=H0FWH09AN5J5FMY3SMVS&pd_rd_r=87ef5716-48aa-4baf-bca4-327f0791f507&smid=A1IKUC5NC1FNOP&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzVlJLMFowUVcwUEpPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzk1Mzk0MUExNDdSOUZQVDYyRSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTczMDc4M005Q043UExTQzZDOSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbF90aGVtYXRpYyZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

 

[Tenkaykev]

Some samual Smith's pubs are cash only and anti mobile phone.

And no swearing (the one we visited in Chapel Allerton was all 3)