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Kablooie

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4. I read that the expense of chipping American cards along with the new card scanners ...

Reply to okaawhatever (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 01:58 AM

Jan 2014

would be much more expensive for the credit card companies than paying for credit card fraud.
If the fraud becomes much more prevalent we will see that change.

Like everything else, the bottom line is the only thing that corporations care about.

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Target Credit Card Fraud Case Leads To 2 Arrests At Texas Border [View all] okaawhatever Jan 2014 OP

it's not just the banks not wanting the chips in the cards. It's the RWNJs calling that Big Brother. freshwest Jan 2014 #1

So true. the rwnjs are off the rails in their fear of anything happening under Obama's time in loudsue Jan 2014 #2

While I agree with you in general, in this case I believe it is the actual cost of the cards and okaawhatever Jan 2014 #5

Why should they when so many vendors won't buy the equipment to process it? And how would it stop freshwest Jan 2014 #7

Boycott Target for being so lax with their system. They didnt give a crap. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #3

I read that the expense of chipping American cards along with the new card scanners ... Kablooie Jan 2014 #4

Yep, I read that too. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #6