Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme

Re:Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme by amaccuish on Thursday April 05, 2018 @06:20PM (#16769272)

You paying signifies intent. If I use Google Pay to pay for something, I've shown that I agree with the charge. The signature is just useless hassle. I've had to do it it twice in my life and they never seemed to be pens around just when you need them...

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Re:Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme by reaperducer on Thursday April 05, 2018 @06:41PM (#16769427)

Lawyers disagree.

Moreover, if you think that retailers are making you sign a piece of paper because they want to hassle you and make you take your money elsewhere, you need to rethink the situation.

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Re:Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme by im3w1l on Thursday April 05, 2018 @10:05PM (#16770383)

Cargo cult and security theather both sound plausible. Although falsifying a signature might carry a stiffer penalty than just using a stolen card?

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Re:Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme by sgc on Thursday April 05, 2018 @10:57PM (#16770577)

You are signing a contract to pay. It's clearer than just vaguely signifying intent.

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Re:Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme by amaccuish on Friday April 06, 2018 @05:05AM (#16771912)

Signature has never been intent but a security measure, which is why it is matched with the signature on the card. It's an authorisation step, nothing else. You handing over the card is intent.

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