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   107 \subsubsection*{Chip-and-PIN is Surely More Secure, No?}
   107 \subsubsection*{Chip-and-PIN is Surely More Secure, No?}
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   109 The questions is whether the Chip-and-PIN system used with
   109 The questions is whether the Chip-and-PIN system used with
   110 modern credit cards is more secure than the older method of
   110 modern credit cards is more secure than the older method of
   111 signing receipts at the till. On first glance the answer seems
   111 signing receipts at the till? On first glance the answer seems
   112 obvious: Chip-and-PIN must be more secure and indeed improved
   112 obvious: Chip-and-PIN must be more secure and indeed improved
   113 security was the central plank in the ``marketing speak'' of
   113 security was the central plank in the ``marketing speak'' of
   114 the banks behind Chip-and-PIN. The earlier system was based on
   114 the banks behind Chip-and-PIN. The earlier system was based on
   115 a magnetic stripe or a mechanical imprint on the cards and
   115 a magnetic stripe or a mechanical imprint on the cards and
   116 required customers to sign receipts at the till whenever they
   116 required customers to sign receipts at the till whenever they