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Re:All About ATM Skimmers by coreymgilmore on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @11:57PM (#8328516)
Adding any deterrent (more, better, larger, etc.) seems to me like a "chicken or the egg" game. ATMs get stronger security, scammers develop better methods to skim. Skimmers improve, ATMs get better security. It becomes a viscous circle of who can outwit the other for a longer time and prove more successful.

Personally, I am more interested in improving security via credit card chips or contactless payment (cards or phones). Chips alone would heavily improve security due to the inherent cost (hopefully) of cracking the chip's data.

Re:All About ATM Skimmers by m-app on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @02:39AM (#8328819)
Don't want to come over as a nitpicker, but the correct term here would probably be a 'cat-and-mouse game'.
Re:All About ATM Skimmers by coreymgilmore on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @11:46AM (#8330557)
Yup, I agree. Had a brain-fart trying to think of the right term last night.
Re:All About ATM Skimmers by mikeash on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @04:16AM (#8329030)
Although "chicken and egg" is an excellent description for the process of getting chips deployed.