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Re:Square Terminal by lotophage on Thursday October 18, 2018 @04:15PM (#18251737)
> I prefer the privacy of the waiter going and coming back

I don't. I creates an opportunity for credit card skimming.

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Re:Square Terminal by thetinguy on Thursday October 18, 2018 @04:27PM (#18251817)
What do I care if they skim my credit card? It’s not my money until I pay my bank. I can report a fraudulent transaction and request a new card right from my bank’s app.
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Re:Square Terminal by user9182031 on Thursday October 18, 2018 @04:33PM (#18251866)
..and then be forced add the new card to every service you have set to auto-pay like Amazon, Steam, Audible, Verizon, etc.
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Re:Square Terminal by gbear605 on Thursday October 18, 2018 @05:14PM (#18252191)
One solution is to have one card for autopay services and one for restaurants.
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Re:Square Terminal by vageli on Thursday October 18, 2018 @05:34PM (#18252330)
Another solution is for the merchant to bring the card reader to you.
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Re:Square Terminal by kylegordon on Thursday October 18, 2018 @05:16PM (#18252199)
And therein lies the disjoint between a credit based culture and debit based.
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Re:Square Terminal by BorisMelnik on Monday October 29, 2018 @03:29PM (#18330513)
they could skim right in front of you and you wouldnt know..or maybe you if your an engineer but the other 99% would not
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