[Gllug] natwest fantasticness

[Ian Norton]

Ian Scott wrote:

>>>   Its like this new Chip and Pin. If thats more secure than a personal 
>>>thing like a signiture then I'm not a computer programmer. In this age 
>>>where we think seriously of using a 128 bit encription the creditcard 
>>>company go and use a 10bit key! Rather than a much large key that they 
>>>were using before ie somones signiture. 
>>>      
>>>
>>Really?  How often does anybody check your signature?  One time in 50 if
>>you're lucky.
>>
>>
>>You'd be surprised.  Most shop assistants I know do check signatures, but they don't hold
>>the card next to your slip and move their lips while doing so - they see the signature 
>>when they take the card, remember what it looks like and check the one on your slip
>>against the image stored in their mind.  This, they tell me is a much better way, as if
>>you hold two versions of anyone's signature next to each other they look different.
>>
>>One big plus on the chip and pin jobby is that they don't expect you to write the pin on
>>the back of the card, so anyone who nicks the card can learn to type it!
>>    
>>
About 1 in 20 times when i get my signature checked the cashier tells me 
it is not the same as on the card.
This really really pisses me off!

Anyhoo, To me, paying by cheque with gaurentee card is a hell of alot 
secure than debit cards.

Ian

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