An article in today's NY Times describes what might someday be a problem for US peregrinos. Unlike most other countries, US banks are not moving towards microprocessor chip technology, which is now common in European credit cards. And these cards with chips apparently reduce fraud quite a bit, b/c they require pin numbers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/trave ... updateema3
The article does say that the problem is currently limited to places like "automated ticket kiosks at train stations, gas pumps, parking garages", so I guess we don't have to start worrying yet!
Laurie
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/trave ... updateema3
The article does say that the problem is currently limited to places like "automated ticket kiosks at train stations, gas pumps, parking garages", so I guess we don't have to start worrying yet!
Laurie