Reply to post: Re: Tracing paper and a roller

PHONE me if you feel DIRTY: Yanks and 'Nadians wave bye-bye to magstripe

Youngdog

Re: Tracing paper and a roller

I heard the whole magstripe/chip'n'pin/NFC arms race began after a waiter in Italy worked out how to take an inconspicuous rubbing (fnarr fnarr) to lift the details. Apparently he later turned gamekeeper and went on to start a very successful tech security firm!

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