Absolutely. And most retailers need your express consent to manually enter your CC number into the POS/PIN pad. That’s actually a PCI requirement as well, but I question how often it’s done.
I’ve had cashiers ask me as I’ve got a CC with a bodged up magnetic stripe which I really need to get replaced. -D > On Dec 16, 2022, at 7:13 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > >> >> >> If a retailer is still using "swipe" technology (mostly gone now except for >> gas pumps) then it's easy for a compromised system to steal the card info. > > At our Park, 99% of credit card transactions are handled _entirely_ by the > PIN pad. > This is normal now. Our bank charges more if we process the credit card > ourselves, > which we can still do if there's a problem with the pads. When the pad does > the work, > we _never_ see the CC information. > > The human factor remains the weak link. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
