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Mostly there, you get a tokenized PAN (DPAN) for every card enrollment. Remove, and re-add a card to your digital wallet and you'll get a new DPAN.

The unpredictable number is an (of a few) inputs into the generation of the CVV3, which is also based on a dynamic key from the issuer. Key rotation is on the order of weeks to months (depending on issuer). This is the "unique number" per transaction (part of tag 57 https://emvlab.org/emvtags/show/t57/ )

DPAN is only good for card-present transactions, provided CVV3, transaction counters, etc.

Re:US refuses to ground Boeing 737 Max on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:38AM (#19379074)
Depending on the situation, disabling autopilot is not the correct thing to do. That was identified as a contributing factor in TransAsia 235 https://www.asc.gov.tw/upload/cont_att/9b051632-ebf6-427f-b0...

Through simulations they think a crash would have actually been avoided had autopilot been left on.

Re:Bayer to retire Monsanto name on Monday June 04, 2018 @12:43PM (#17229645)
Well looks like you're right, I found a shit source (and believed it based on something I'd heard before... https://monsanto.com/company/media/statements/terminator-see... http://web.mit.edu/demoscience/Monsanto/about.html

It seems the drifting argument is a interpretation on Dicamba issues.. Which could go either way: https://www.agweb.com/article/dicamba-lawsuits-mounting--naa...

Re:Bayer to retire Monsanto name on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:38AM (#17228870)
I think the bigger issue is the "Round-Up Ready" crops and the fact that they produce sterile seeds.

Using Round-Up ready seeds allows the use of Round-Up for weed control on your fields, but this can have negative affects on neighboring farms. For example on Field A, populated with Round-Up ready seeds, Round Up is used to control the weeds. However this same spray can affect neighboring field B, which is not populated by Round-Up Ready seeds, causing weeds and crop die or reduced yields... So basically if your neighbor is using Round-Up, you need to also, and your neighbor...etc. So now everyone is locked into Round-Up ready seeds they have to buy every year.