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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by Cyph0n on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:41AM (#14958208)
Android/Apple Pay (using NFC) is even faster from my experience. On top of that, the merchant never gets your CC data, so it's much more secure. It's still not widespread, but I make sure to use it whenever I get the chance.
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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by foepys on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:59AM (#14958447)
Is this really true for Android? I know Apple hides your CC number but I'm unsure about Android.
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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by mohlerm on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @11:45AM (#14959004)
Yes, it's true even for android. From: https://www.android.com/pay/

Your card info stays safe When you use your phone to pay in stores, Android Pay doesn’t send your actual credit or debit card number with your payment. Instead we use a virtual account number to represent your account info – so your card details stay safe and secure.

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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by majewsky on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:44PM (#14960376)
> virtual account number

So, just as trackable as a credit card number. Or are virtual account numbers unique per transaction?

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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by smcgaw on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:58PM (#14960592)
I believe Apple Pay works the same in this respect so the virtual account number is not cycled per transaction. I can't remember if it's cycled per vendor or just unique per device.
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