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This guide will help you understand credit card chip technology, how it works, and why it’s important for keeping your ...

The risk of swiping your credit card still remains high. Stay vigilant in protecting your information if you use your card at any of these places.

Chip cards are less vulnerable to skimming than magnetic stripe cards, but they aren’t completely safe. Crooks can still capture your card information from a chip card using a technique called ...