[Gllug] Re:natwest fantasticness

[Christopher Currie]

On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 09:53:38 +0100, Tethys <tet at createservices.com> wrote:


>It's simple, really. If they actually made it secure enough, then most
>people wouldn't be able to use it. Yes, the great unwashed really are
>that stupid[1]. People struggle with a 4 digit PIN. Giving them a full
>alphabet from which to choose would just confuse them. Plus, it's more
>convenient for the retailer to only have a numeric keypad, rather than
>a full keyboard.

If you have half a dozen cards, some of which you don't use very often,
it can be quite difficult to remember the rarely-used PINs. Solution: use
the same PIN for all..how's that for security?

Christopher

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