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Verified by Visa: bad for security, worse for business

As far as phishing schemes go they don’t come better than Verified by Visa. Fortunately it isn’t actually a scam. However it so closely resembles the perfect online con that this detail makes little practical difference. What’s more it’s turning customers away from merchants who employ the system.
If you use a credit card online you’ve [...]