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dlcarrieryesterday at 5:27 PM1 replyview on HN

As long as copying some numbers, printed on a piece of plastic, into an online order form is all the authentication that is needed for a transaction, anything more than that is inherently security theater.


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rahkiinyesterday at 5:44 PM

That’s why for most transactions I do with a credit card in my country, you need an extra validation with the mobile app. It is mostly American websites that do not enable this functionality.

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