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Re:Card Skimming Disproportionally Affects Those Most in Need by cmeacham98 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @10:24PM (#33256734)
You might want to read the article before commenting on it. This article is not about the fact losing money is a bigger blow when you're poor (although, that is obviously true). It is about the fact that the card type most used by (EBT cards) do not have modern security features (most don't have a chip) and are difficult to reverse transactions on (unlike traditional credit cards which much stronger fraud protection).
Re:Card Skimming Disproportionally Affects Those Most in Need by Test0129 on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @01:31AM (#33258133)
It's a shame I have such a revulsion to that click bait technique I didn't bother reading what is apparently a good article.
Re:Card Skimming Disproportionally Affects Those Most in Need by Mathiciann on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @03:55AM (#33258998)
Oh come on you are just doubling down when you got called out not having read the article. I feel this title exactly describes the point it is trying to get across.

What should the title have been then?

Re:Card Skimming Disproportionally Affects Those Most in Need by ungawatkt on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @04:10AM (#33259105)
After reading the article, something along the lines of "Insecure EBT cards and bad fraud detection leave the poor disproportionately vulnerable to card skimming".

I too didn't read the title and jump directly to security issues in EBT cards, and also theres a whole import piece about officials saying"no fraud" and police not following up that isn't referenced in the original title.

Re:Card Skimming Disproportionally Affects Those Most in Need by abigail95 on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @04:08AM (#33259091)
"Card skimming affects those most in need" is a tautology.

EBT cards most vulnerable to fraud from skimming

National EBT fraud costing $X/year

We can reduce EBT fraud by changing the way California administers SNAP