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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by gruez on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:44PM (#20445999)
>Debit card payments usually require card presence and PIN for each transaction

Presence and pin? How does that work online? Even if it's pin only, aren't you still screwed if you get phished?

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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by HenryBemis on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @02:18AM (#20447876)
Not for online, for physical purchases. Another fundamental/SHOCKING difference between Europe vs USA is that when you pay with your card in a restaurant in Europe, the waiter brings the POS over to you, while in the USA the waiter disappears with everyone's cards for 5mins ;)

Not good security is it? They can take their time to scan/photograph the cards etc, while in Europe the card's details are for seconds and right in front of you.

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Re:'My son spent £3,160 in one game' by wcoenen on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @05:53AM (#20448713)
Online payments usually go through something like 3DSecure, where you get redirected to your bank and need to authorize the payment amount with a digipass or card reader, which require a PIN.
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