[Magdalen] Disappearing money - please pray

AT&T jhandsfield at att.net
Tue Sep 1 22:52:56 UTC 2015


Chip cards are almost as good as Apple Pay. 

Jim Handsfield 
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> On Sep 1, 2015, at 6:31 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have chip cards (maybe Boston's ahead of the rest of the country per
> usual) but we sign for amounts over $50.00 IIRC. Very convenient, you just
> bang 'em against the cash register.
> 
> We used proximity cards at the hospital, too. The hospital ID had a chip
> embedded that you could use to unlock doors. Beep! And I have one for the
> garage. Beep!
> 
> I do so love my Mobil speedpass (a fob that hangs on my car key chain that
> lets me charge gas at the pump). How I wish US banks used these instead of
> debit or credit cards. Same technology, I think, but so much more
> convenient.
> 
> I imagine a day when the collection plate will have a chip-reading inset.
> Or a chip reader disguised as a mezuzah next to the red doors or something.
> -M


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