Moonraker wrote:All my debit card payments are now made by my phone. The beauty is that I don't have to bother with a pin if it's over £30. As my phone is finger-print activated, it is the simplest and securest way of paying. I even use it on the tube. I am now almost cashless.
It certainly sounds as if finger print activation is the most secure way to do debit card payments, as I'd 99% secure...though I'm sceptical as ever, lol! Wonder how long before some criminal mastermind finds a way to bypass the fingerprint...
I imagine nothing will ever be 100% secure, but I notice this hasn't been tested with an iPhone (only with computer simulations), so won't be worrying too much about it.
As for cracking the pin, I was surprised to see that a local paedophile had his sentence extended for not revealing his PIN to police. He possibly had illegal images on his phone. I would have thought that the IT dept of the police force would have been able to access this material - even with the help of Apple.
I hate the idea of contactless payment and always refuse it if it's offered. It seems so unsafe and untrustworthy. I try not to use a card except for the few local places that take one and just use cash instead.
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I love my contactless card. I've got it set up on my phone as well, but I've never used it. It's just in case I forget my purse!
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"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
Moonraker wrote: Sorry to hear of your experience, Eddie.
Thanks, Nigel. It happened a few years back when I used my debit card to pay for petrol. On checking my bank statement, I discovered I had been charged three times for the petrol. I did eventually get a refund for two amounts, but it caused a lot of unnecessary hassle.
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I had planned to have my usual breakfast of a small tin of mackerel in brine from Sainsbury's, but on account of the snowy weather I found myself making a steaming hot bowl of banana porridge!!
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I like Quaker Oats strawberry and banana porridge. Or else real porridge (not the microwave sort) with brown sugar and a sliced banana on top.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
My grandmother's grandfather was Scottish and would probably turn in his grave if he knew one of his descendants eats porridge with bananas and sugar. Not only that, but I've been known to put ketchup and HP Sauce on haggis.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
I eat my porridge cold with apples and cinnamon, not keen on hot banana but I wouldn’t run you out of the country for it
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
Oh and I prefer vegetarian haggis to the real thing so putting sauces on it is also fine by me.
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.