{"id":468,"date":"2008-11-20T19:09:02","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/?p=468"},"modified":"2014-05-20T09:09:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T08:09:11","slug":"chip-and-pin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/2008\/11\/20\/chip-and-pin\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip and PIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/2008\/11\/20\/chip-and-pin\/chippin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/chippin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"170,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chip and PIN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/chippin.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469 alignleft\" title=\"Chip and PIN\" src=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/chippin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/chippin.jpg 170w, https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/chippin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>Part of the problem with Chip and PIN is the logo.\u00a0 It subliminally tells you to use one out-stretched finger to type in your PIN, in full view, as clearly as possible to any onlookers.<\/p>\n<p>This seems to be the wrong message.\u00a0 There are plenty of things wrong with Chip and PIN, but mostly it isn&#8217;t an intentional lowering of security. (In fact it mostly seems to be about shifting liability onto the consumer).\u00a0 But this logo doesn&#8217;t even seem to be trying to get it right.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m no artist, so if you are disturbed by unnatural-looking hands, look away <strong>now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/2008\/11\/20\/chip-and-pin\/hidepin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/hidepin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"170,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hide and PIN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/hidepin.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-470\" title=\"Hide and PIN\" src=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/hidepin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/hidepin.jpg 170w, https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/hidepin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the problem with Chip and PIN is the logo.\u00a0 It subliminally tells you to use one out-stretched finger to type in your PIN, in full view, as clearly as possible to any onlookers. 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