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Comment Why not add some security (Score 1) 239

by nullman (#33612888) Attached to: Credit Cards That Think They Are Gadgets

If they are doing all of this, and a main issue begging to be solved is credit card number theft, why not just add one simple layer of security? Have the security 3-4 digit PIN on the card change every 5 minutes or so? Similar to how SecureID works. If the ID given does not match the current, previous, or next one on the credit card computer the transaction fails. I would also make the security pin longer to prevent random guesses from working. Add an exponentially increasing lock-out period for failed attempts (and maybe send an email and/or phone message warning after a couple fails) and that should do the trick.
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A Brief History of Social Games 33

Posted by Soulskill from the i-poke-you-with-tim dept.
Tarinth writes "Social games (such as FarmVille, etc.) are hardly new, because games have been part of recorded history for thousands of years. An infographic has integrated many of the key games from history (starting with Egypt's Senet game from 3100 BC), showing major milestones along the way, such as play-by-mail, Dungeons and Dragons, and Magic: the Gathering. Today's cultural phenomenon of social games, which might better be better called 'social network games,' is the confluence of several trends ranging from asynchronous gameplay, social play, and virtual economies — all of which are shown within the infographic."

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