Comment on Let's move this along, future boy

eatthecake@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• s_s@lemmy.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Skimming works because it attacks 1980s technology.

  Contactless is much more secure.

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  • eatthecake@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I tend to view the finance industry as a bunch of skimmers. Funnel money through as many companies as possible so everyone gets a fee.

    I was not thinking of security at all.

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    • s_s@lemmy.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      To be fair, I wasn’t expecting to hear that you were coming into a conversation about contactless payments, using a word like “skimming” and meaning something completely out-of-context.

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      • uis@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s a real doozie:

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