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A comment on Ask HN: Credit Card reader similar to Square but with API.

Re:Ask HN: Credit Card reader similar to Square but with API by aquark on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @05:27PM (#8175098)
https://getcardflight.com
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Re:Ask HN: Credit Card reader similar to Square but with API by rahimnathwani on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @08:58PM (#8175622)
If I were to allow someone to swipe my card through one of these readers, or any similar reader, how do I know there isn't a software 'skimmer' bundled with whichever app they're using to process the payment?
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Re:Ask HN: Credit Card reader similar to Square but with API by shliachtx on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @10:05PM (#8175757)
For the same price, how do you know the phone using Square isn't using a skimmer? I've heard that Square doesn't encrypt the data...
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Re:Ask HN: Credit Card reader similar to Square but with API by rahimnathwani on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @11:00PM (#8175866)
That's why I wrote "or any similar reader".
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