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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Until VM do change thier encryption method then unfortunately there will be chipped boxes out there probably putting up the cost for everyone else (even if 10% of the people with chipped boxes instead had a legal subscription then VM would probably have a slightly lower price) but beware even if they do change the encryption method it won't stop card sharing/copying networks 
Kymmy |
I've posted this before, but my sister used to work for the DSS. One day, DSS security were giving a speech, and demonstrating the anti-copy protection on their then newly redesigned Giro cheque. Obviously, she couldn't discuss what they were with me.
Anyhow, the demonstrator said (at the end) that they knew that the protection would be broken in 6-8 months. So, my sister asked why bother spending hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of pounds designing the new form. The reply? The DSS will save 10s of millions of pounds in fraudulent payments while the copiers are working on copying the cheque.