[lug] OT: Credit Cards w/ Chips

[Jeff Sowders]

I had to use the chip in the Walmart boulder.  The card didn't work when I
swiped it.

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Maxwell Spangler <
maxlists at maxwellspangler.com> wrote:

>  I received an Amazon/Chase VISA card recently with a chip on it.
>
> While I know this is not guarantee of my credit card's security, it's a
> step in the right direction.
>
> However, I have yet to find an place where I can use it.
>
> Terminals with chip reader hardware exist at Target, King Soopers and many
> other places where I shop, but when I stick my card in, I get no response
> and have to swipe.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this?
>
> Posting here because this list has security aware people who may be able
> to share some backstory about the enabling of chip cards in 2015.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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