[icebraining]

Is this a serious security mechanism?

NPR's Planet Money recently did a story on the signature in CC payments. The answer seems to be "not really".

[nickt]

Here it is, Planet Money Ep. 564: The Signature (16:20)

"Today on the show: the signature. It's supposed to say, "This is me." But where did the idea come from? And why are we still using it? We consult a rabbi, a lawyer and a credit card executive."

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/08/29/344034815/episo...