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by SquareWheel 5056 days ago
I asked a GetGamesGo employee about the pasting issue and that is what he told me. Let me get the full quote:

  "Cut/paste passwords – that’s a stipulation of PCI compliance. We could scrap it, but they ask for it. We have to be PCI compliant on card processing."
I provided as much information as I had available, I do not know the chapter/verse. Apologies if I spread any misinformation, I took this rep at his word.
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I have spent a fair bit of time reading the PCI standards and I have never seen such a requirement. I suppose it is possible that some sort of independent auditor is making that call but it isn't in the standard anywhere I can see. (Auditors seem to have a huge amount of discretion here.)