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dlcarrier | 12 days ago

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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rahkiin|12 days ago

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.

drnick1|12 days ago

Yes, because we don't want these stupid locked down apps. Credit cards give buyers many protections, it's very easy to dispute an illegitimate transaction.

monksy|12 days ago

Because we have anti-fraud consumer potection rules and CCs operate on a make money first type of bais. The debit networks on the otherhand are a different story.