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Re:Home Depot Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Visa, MasterCard by pigpaws on Friday June 17, 2016 @10:41AM (#11922875)
article NOT behind a paywall: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/06/15/home-depot-visa-master...

TL;DR: chipped cards are not as secure as swiped cards. Also, CC processing is expensive.

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Re:Home Depot Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Visa, MasterCard by adrr on Friday June 17, 2016 @11:08AM (#11923059)
Not swiped cards. Chip and signature isn't as secure a chip and PIN.
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