http://tidbits.com/ Macworld/iWorld doesn’t occupy two vast Moscone halls as it did in years past, but the expo floor did play temporary home to hundreds of vendors. Here the TidBITS staff continues to report on what caught their attention at the show. en-us Copyright 2013 TidBITS Publishing Inc. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) http://tidbits.com/images/tb_logo_152x55.png http://tidbits.com/ 55 152 TidBITS badge http://db.tidbits.com/article/13539?rss#comments_17667 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:22:36 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13539#comments_17667
This is because card transactions need authentication information in order to be authorized. Whereas it may be possible to capture the image from a copy of a card, a transaction cannot be completed successfully as additional authentication information is required in order to complete the transaction.

I am afraid you have some misconceptions about track and magstripe data. CVV is NOT stored encrypted manner on the mag stripe. It is fact stored in CLEAR TEXT on track 2. (as defined in ISO 7811-4.).

Consumers should be aware that they are protected by regulations against fraudulent charges. The brand operating regs cover how the integrity of the system is maintained and how merchants and cardholders are protected. Consumers need to contact their bank in order to initiate the repudiation process]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13539?rss#comments_17642 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:51:40 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13539#comments_17642
If you want some of the same features for more pedestrian cameras, check out TriggerTrap. It won't act as a remote viewfinder, cuz it just connects to the shutter release on a camera. But lots more cameras have that feature. Then you can use an iPhone or iPad to do shutter releases, HDR, time lapse, and some other trick stuff using the iPhone's capability (like distance-lapse-very cool). And with another iOS device you can control it remotely.

And it's only $25. Add a cheap EyeFi card and although you can't do real-time viewing of photos you can get them delivered to your Mac or other device pretty quickly. You can do some pretty cool stuff for a fraction of the cost.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13539?rss#comments_17638 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:43:17 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13539#comments_17638 The magnetic stripe includes data in addition to the card number, including the Card Verification Value (CVV) which is stored encrypted so that it can't be easily duplicated. Only the card issuer can determine whether the card used in a transaction is the card it issued or not.

This is a very significant issue for card security, which is not supported in a "Scanning" of the face of the card with a smartphone camera. Cardstock can be stolen and embossed with valid card numbers fraudulently obtained. There is no guarantee that the scanned card was issued by the card issuing bank and the bank can charge back any transaction without such proof to the merchant which accepted the card.

Not a good way to accept cards.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13539?rss#comments_17624 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:42:30 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13539#comments_17624