Comment Re:if not collecting the data (Score 2) 75
Is it a standard us thing, that a merchant get access to any card data when the customer pays with a credit card in a physical shop?
Here in Denmark, a normal merchant newer has access to your card data even if you pay with a credit card.
The data is sent directly from the credit card terminal(The hardware which read the card and card code) to dibs/nets(The payment gateway for credit cards) which then reserve the money and sends a message back to the terminal about the status of the transaction. This transaction status is then send to the merchants cash register to together with the last 4 digits of the credit card number.