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What About "Smart" Credit Cards?

Posted by Hemos on from the anything-known dept.

Platypii writes "After seeing many ads on TV and around the Internet for the "smart" credit cards (both major companies now have them I believe), I became curious about them. The Visa website was rather vague about it, and only proclaimed dreams of merging all your cards -- of whatever type -- into one. Anyone know the technical details of these cards? The privacy aspects?"

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  1. The Card knows... by BiggestPOS · · Score: 4, Funny
    When you are about to make a stupid purchase, and then renders the numbers invalid. For example, if you try and pick up the Waterworld DVD, now only will the card not work, it will also kick your ass. Really handy if I say so :)

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