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		Symbiote on July 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is your chip card secure? Much depends on where yo... I don't think disability requires using the magstripe. The chip can mark what security is required, just like many American cards are "Chip and Sign".

tomatocracy on July 31, 2020 [–]

I don't know if this is still the case but I think some people with eg dementia or some rare memory disorders kept mag stripe cards (which they'd previously been issued with very long expiry dates) when chip and PIN was first introduced.

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