[Gllug] how safe is linux against identity thief

[Iain M Conochie]

<snip>
> Before chip and pin cards, banks were liable for any fraud through  
> forged signatures. When chip and pin came about, this shifted  
> liability to the cardholder as the legal protections we had against  
> fraud were not updated with the shift to chip and pin. That situation  
> hasn't changed and all you're relying on is that banks won't want to  
> lose face by not fully complying with the banking code.
>   

Surely you mean the retailer? There is no WAY that I can he held liable 
for the mis-use of my card unless i am culpable

as usual IANAL :)

Iain
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