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Originally Posted by Matt D

The issue with this is that the cards transmit the cardholder's name, the card number, and the expiry date... all unencrypted.

This sounds like a silly, obvious question, I know, but...why is this information transmitted unencrypted?!

And don't say it's because of cost - how much more does it cost the banks etc. in fraud claims? If they'd just ensure it's encrypted, end of problem...well, at least until some genius proves the Riemann Hypothesis, that is.