Researchers See Privacy Pitfalls in No-Swipe Credit Cards |
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Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com) Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:39:04 -0400
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By JOHN SCHWARTZ The New York Times October 23, 2006
AMHERST, Mass. - They call it the "Johnny Carson attack," for his
Tom Heydt-Benjamin tapped an envelope against a black plastic box
Mr. Heydt-Benjamin then ripped open the envelope. Inside was a credit
The demonstration revealed potential security and privacy holes in a
The card companies have implied through their marketing that the data
But in tests on 20 cards from Visa, MasterCard and American Express,
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