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by fonix 2382 days ago
the fact you have to hand your card to a (hopefully) trusted source to swipe the card on a (hopefully) trusted terminal means it shouldn't be scraped there. the outdoor card swipers are just open to the public 24/7 for someone to stealth slip on a device
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That won't save you.

Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b1axnNK-wI

Two attackers. One distracts the clerk, a second slips a skimmer over the in-store point-of-sale terminal in three seconds.