Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless cards with POS device

Re:Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless ca... by takluyver on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @11:23AM (#11118898)

But then you usually have to sign as well. Chip and PIN transactions don't need a signature, and in my experience the total time to swipe+sign is about the same same as insert+pin.

Contactless payments don't need a signature or a PIN, so they're significantly quicker.

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Re:Guy spotted wandering London Tube skimming contactless ca... by superuser2 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @11:35AM (#11119017)

I rarely if ever have to sign for a purchase under $25.

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