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[–] sefra1@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Magnetic strip? Is that still a thing? All terminals I've seen in the last decade or two use the smart card or the NFC. Magnetic strip is insecure.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Magnetic Stripe is still used in the US as a backup because some places still don't have the chip nor rfid thing in their transation terminals.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My card doesn’t even have a mag stripe

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It actually might. The strip doesn't have to be visible to work.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

It doesn’t. They’ve been phasing them out here for a couple of years.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This was a long time ago. I think the replacement card I got was the first I got that had a chip in it.

Or I'm misremembering and it was the chip on the card that was acting strangely. Either way, the card was basically worn out.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

My chip is a couple years old and has started to cause issues on occasion with the more finicky readers. I just tap when that happens, but it's still annoying when it does.