Re: [Hampshire] banks and home use of card readers

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Author: Rob Smith
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On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 21:03 +0000, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:18:24 +0000
> alan c <aeclist@???> wrote:
>
> Hello alan,
>
> > I have heard that some banks are planning to issue, or have issued
> > customers with card readers for home use of chip and pin. Does anyone
> > know if there are any OS issue with any of them?
>
> They're standalone units, as Hugo said. I have one for one bank acct,
> and my wife has another for her account.
>
> Bloody waste of time, IYAM. They are used solely when using the banks'
> own site, *not* when purchasing goods or services on another site. It
> won't stop a thief using your card online for buying anything. Like the
> CCV number, they offer a totally illusory feeling of security.


Quite.

My bank hasn't gone that route. They "intercept" on-line transactions
and pop up an extra password request before allowing the transaction.
Not the answer to all situations, but it's a start.

Rob