Actually there is work being done on the Interplanetary Network Protocol (IPN) at this time. There is an article on it here and here (and yes, we suggested this story to Rob and the boys and got turned down for some reason). Its quite a fascinating task to tackle.
Disclaimer: I work for spaceref.com just so you know...
they already posted the story on that last august...
Statistically, according to Merchant Service Providers (businesses that set shops up with merchant numbers so that they may run credit cards) and the credit card companies themselves, swiped transactions are less likely to be fraudulent charges as opposed to charges typed in... plus swiping the cards through will allow the merchant to get a lower rate on the transactions... non-swiped transactions cost more than swiped transactions... plus the rate of returns is lower on swiped transactions as well... to me, the real winner with this amex thingee do is the merchant accepting the transaction...
now... whether or not the card is actually more secure, i would not know... but a lot of times, credit card companies would rather give the image of being secure than actually BEING secure...
btw - i work for a credit card transaction software company... so i know a little of what i speak... =-P
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just go to you control panel... go to services... stop iis admin service... then go to add/remove programs... select iis... gee whiz... how hard?
There are two kids of people, my kind and assholes.
--Divine
actually... mink stole's character, connie marble, said this... not divine... just a nitpick... sorry...
Disclaimer: I work for spaceref.com just so you know...
they already posted the story on that last august...
This is utter bullcrap... i disable fastfind on every machine that i have set up both here at work and at home... can i call harvard for my phd now?
Statistically, according to Merchant Service Providers (businesses that set shops up with merchant numbers so that they may run credit cards) and the credit card companies themselves, swiped transactions are less likely to be fraudulent charges as opposed to charges typed in... plus swiping the cards through will allow the merchant to get a lower rate on the transactions... non-swiped transactions cost more than swiped transactions... plus the rate of returns is lower on swiped transactions as well... to me, the real winner with this amex thingee do is the merchant accepting the transaction...
now... whether or not the card is actually more secure, i would not know... but a lot of times, credit card companies would rather give the image of being secure than actually BEING secure...
btw - i work for a credit card transaction software company... so i know a little of what i speak... =-P