Your secret PIN may not be so secret

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What about PIN #: I still am having difficulty in understanding why and how a local store can get and then save and accumulate a PIN #

This number is only supposed to exist on the main bank companies servers and is supposed to be encrypted at the time of entry.

Any system can be compromised at some stage but will finger print scans make this any better ?; Posted by: KrazyGuy Posted on: 03/20/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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I've never seen an upside to debit cards. enduser_z | 03/16/06

Depends if you can get a credit card voska | 03/16/06

Two ideas. enduser_z | 03/16/06

That's just ridiculous rushnrockt | 03/17/06

Upside to Debit Cards SarcasticB | 03/16/06

Oh, &... SarcasticB | 03/16/06

Best reason I've ever heard for a debit card. enduser_z | 03/16/06

True, but... SarcasticB | 03/17/06

credit vs debit cards ernwes@... | 03/20/06

Cash back at the grocery store... BitTwiddler | 03/16/06

I love mine Patrick Jones | 03/16/06

Upside? Shop around - there's an upside. horusfalcon | 03/16/06

Great points. enduser_z | 03/16/06

There are more reasons why Credit is better rushnrockt | 03/17/06

Merchants LOVE them Roger Ramjet | 03/16/06

debit card plus jlzimm | 03/16/06

that's why Wal-Mart defaults to the PIN screen fireman949 | 03/17/06

Two Prices For Gas godhner | 08/24/09

Making systems so good, that people are not required to be good any more..! atulkherde@... | 03/16/06

It's Technology SarcasticB | 03/17/06

Debit cards legentry | 03/16/06

Old fashioned PIN Pazooza | 03/17/06

Speedpass Idea yabadaba | 03/17/06

Update to message 19 yabadaba | 03/17/06

What prevents snooping with speedpasses? enduser_z | 03/17/06

Snooping with speedpasses - not so easy rick1947 | 03/17/06

What prevents snooping with speedpasses? yabadaba | 03/17/06

Physics book or two? rushnrockt | 03/17/06

Physics book or two? yabadaba | 03/17/06

Word of the moment: encryption rushnrockt | 03/18/06

RFID is not so easy to track rushnrockt | 03/17/06

Have you been RFIDed? yabadaba | 03/18/06

What about PIN # KrazyGuy | 03/20/06

Biometrics? JelMin | 08/26/09

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