The majority of young people in Western countries use a 4 digit pin to protect 2 and 3 digit balances.
NickMNS
3:40 pm on Feb 23, 2022 (gmt 0)
I'm not sure how that statement is relevant to anything. What are you talking about exactly, PIN for bank debit card or credit card? For an online account access?
The question to ask is what are the security mechanism in place supporting the PIN system. Questions like: How many attempts failed attempts are possible before the system is locked out? What happens when the system is locked? Are there others mechanism in place such as 2FA?
The "people in Western countries" have 4 digit PIN's because the system that requires the PIN allows it. If short PIN's are truly problematic, then the issue lies with the system provider and not the with the users of the system.
Sgt_Kickaxe
4:34 pm on Feb 23, 2022 (gmt 0)
The problem isn't the PIN.
lucy24
5:19 pm on Feb 23, 2022 (gmt 0)
Back before everyone adopted those stupid Euros, the average young person in Italy had a five- or six-digit balance at minimum.
robzilla
5:35 pm on Feb 23, 2022 (gmt 0)
whoosh
LifeinAsia
7:23 pm on Feb 23, 2022 (gmt 0)
use a 4 digit pin to protect 2 and 3 digit balances.
At least it's more secure than using a 2- or 3-digit pin to protect a 4-digit balance.
Sgt_Kickaxe
2:23 am on Feb 24, 2022 (gmt 0)
That's comforting to know if you're 30 and living with parents. When the pin is longer than the amount it protects despite working full time things aren't great. The middle class is shrinking significantly in many Western countries and prices continue to increase. Good luck everyone.
P.S. Don't flame, it was a humorous way to measure poverty for people not quite yet familiar with it. Keep your chin up.
csdude55
7:33 pm on Feb 24, 2022 (gmt 0)
I just learned that, in some countries, when you pay the server with a card you give them your PIN code so that they can run the transaction! And this is considered a perfectly normal practice :-O
