Credit cards embedded with a microchip are better for you, according to some

Nov 04, 2015 at 02:22 pm by bryan


As credit card companies make the switch to chip cards, local authorities are acknowledging how much better such a credit card will be in slowing the theft of your credit card numbers...

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That was Murfreesboro Police Chief Glen Chrisman.

A chip card is a standard-size plastic debit or credit card that contains an embedded microchip as well as the traditional magnetic stripe. The chip encrypts information to increase data security when making transactions at a chip-enabled terminal.

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