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comment by rjw
rjw  ·  2662 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Dumbest User Interface of 2016

WHY IS THIS STILL A PROBLEM????

In the UK we have gone beyond chip and pin, we have had that for years but now we have machines that use contactless. I initially scoffed at it but it's so easy to use you just put the card on the card reader for a second and that's it. Well I guess they are a little bit hard to use, you have to make sure you are holding the card totally still. But once you have figured that out it's easy. I feel like contactless is the point at which using a card at a bar is easy enough that you don't have to carry cash when you go out. It's easier for the staff as well.