Mastercard Securecode... meh

[Richdog]

Ok ok i'm all for keeping my detailsa secure, but is anyone else a bit miffed by this "extra security step" that is being pushed on us? I have been forced to set it up on two cards now as the stores I was ordering from literally wouldn't let me order without completing it. Not the end of the world, I know, but it does mean I now have two more codes to remember, and as each one HAD to have a letter in them then it's not as simple to commit to memory as a simple PIN, and while i'm not paranoid, I don't write down my card details anywhere... on computer or paper.

Meh, just found it a bit annoying that's all, i'd much prefer it be optional instead of having it pushed down my throat.

 

[Richdog]

You think thats bad? Have you not seein nationwides USB card reader, itd be hilarious if that became a requirement.

No, what's that? Sound odd.

 

[Richdog]

Natwest are using this as well. Yes, it's a chip and pin reader that generates a code for your online transactions and internet banking. What it does mean is if your card is lost or stolen you then can't use your internet banking

Who thinks these things up?

If HSBC considered that i'd give seiorus thought to transferring my business elsewhere. I use online banking all the time and if I had to to that i'd be tearing my hair out daily. What if you want to do something at work and don't have your reader there? Nightmare.

 

[Richdog]

You can click 'No thanks' to the mastercard one.

Not on all sites you can't, some enforce it with debit cards!