Get a card with a chip and you won't have to worry.
Get a card with a chip and you won't have to worry.
Ricky Ginsburg
Fort Collins, Colorado
(Where it's always a Rocky Mountain high.)
Not all point of sale system accept the chips yet. Cards can still be charged (and stollen) the "old way" - via the information displayed on the card. Any type of manual entry can be used (e.g., online, a virtual terminal, and/or a Square type of processor).
If you are paying via credit card and the checkout clerk is using their cell phone, wait until they put it down to present your card. Otherwise, they could be taking a picture of the card to use later.