Chip-and-PIN readers can be tricked ... 90 percent — are conducted via chip and PIN. In 2008, UK debit, credit and charge cards were used to make 7.4 billion purchases worth a total of £380bn ...

it's still not as safe as the more high-tech "chip-and-PIN enabled" cards, which require the cardholder to enter a 4-to-6-digit PIN to complete a transaction, rather than just sign. Thankfully ...

The government has proposed adding chip and PIN capabilities to ID cards but questions remain over whether such a move would be beneficial - or even possible - at this late stage in the £4.7bn ...