credit card in cheat sheets
Cheat Sheet: Encryption
Cheat Sheet Software is used to encrypt all sorts of data to stop unscrupulous sorts getting that information, from credit card details passing over the internet to emails and company databases. Isn't that something to do with the Enigma machine and secret... [28 Nov 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Chip and PIN
Cheat Sheet Unless you carry foreign bank or credit cards or some type of other chip card, such as Chip and Signature, you will have to learn those four digits. It should be noted that the switchover cost more than £1bn, according to the card companies, so it... [13 Jun 2007]
Cheat Sheet: NFC and contactless payments
Cheat Sheet Three manufacturers are the front-runners when it comes to getting NFC off the drawing board and into our pockets: Samsung has committed to the tech and has prototypes in the offing; Nokia has produced an NFC shell for one model of phone; and... [20 Apr 2006]
Cheat Sheet: ID cards
Cheat Sheet Every time you use the card, that 'transaction' will be logged on the system. What biometric technology will be used on the card? The UK last had a paper-based ID card introduced during the second world war to allow people to get their food ration... [22 Nov 2004]
Cheat Sheet: Phishing
Cheat Sheet Over the years there have been instances of people submitting details to spoofed banks they don't even bank with - simply because it looked official and there was some underlying threat that panicked them, often along the lines of 'Your account... [25 Jun 2004]
Cheat Sheet: Micropayments
Cheat Sheet For flights, cameras and cars you can shove it all on your credit card. Microsoft's Passport wallet stores credit card data but can also handle other payment systems such as digital cash and electronic cheques. [21 Mar 2002]
Cheat Sheet: Microsoft Passport
Cheat Sheet Last weekend a hole was discovered in MyWallet, the part of Passport that holds, er.your credit card details. Passport is the centrepiece of Microsoft's .NET initiative, which is all about web services. [09 Nov 2001]
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