Secure Credit Card Station

[Kevin Cozens]

On 13-09-21 05:19 PM, Alex Beamish wrote:
> If I were presented with this scenario, I would choose not to make the
> purchase, as I'd have no way to tell if there were hidden cameras around or
> key-loggers installed on the laptop. I only use my credit card to buy on the
> Internet using my own systems.

I agree with that. I wouldn't trust someones laptop. You don't know for sure 
what will be done with the data you enter, or if the laptop is free of 
malware/spyware that could capture the CC data and pass it to someone else.

> I would recommend instead some sort of portable Cedit/Debit machine that's
> been approved by the bank.

You often see portable machines at various events and trade fairs. We may be 
used to using them but I've heard of situations where they have been used to 
capture CC data. You can't really know if the use of any given machine is 
truly safe. The only real way to keep CC data safe is not to use the card 
but that defeats the purpose of having one in the first place.

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