Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless cards with POS device

Re:Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless ca... by tonylemesmer on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @10:49AM (#11118599)

Its very, very convenient. More-so than cash.

1. I don't have to carry cash 2. I don't have to go to the bank to get cash 3. I don't have to count the cash when paying 4. No change to worry about. 5. Transaction logs via bank statement

The downside that this (OP) problem illustrates does need sorting and I was very sceptical of contactless before I used it, but its quite nice.

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Re:Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless ca... by superuser2 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @10:59AM (#11118694)

Most credit and debit cards are not contactless and can only be read when inserted into a reader. Why not use one of those?

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Re:Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless ca... by tonylemesmer on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @11:15AM (#11118829)

These contactless cards can also be used on TFL (Transport for London) Underground entry points, directly debiting your bank account. There is no mechanical degradation associated with using a contactless card whereas in my experience swiping the mag-stripe is problematic.

However as many have pointed out, there are potentially a boat load of skimming issues.

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Re:Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless ca... by takluyver on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @11:24AM (#11118912)

In the UK, most new debit cards at least do have contactless payment. I'm not sure about credit cards, but it's probably the same.

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