Some customers are being sent a temporary new Pin code to access their accounts.
Images for the Turbo can be found here (pin code TBLF4) and videos here (pin code 3NRKB).
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As in Europe, where no transaction can happen without a PIN code and a smart (chip) card.
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Members would have a PIN code to release a bike from a docking station, returning it after their journey.
By using a PIN code, parents also can turn off the 3D function altogether, or limit the ratings of the games that their kids can play.
Cash machines were a particular problem for some who found the buttons fiddly, found the screens hard to read, and were unable to remember a Pin code.
But it comes at a time when the Metropolitan Police and other forces are warning the public about fraudsters phoning people pretending to be their bank, and persuading them to part with their card and divulge their Pin code.
Researchers at the Black Hat conference showed just what mischief a commonly used UK PoS terminal could get up to when they inserted a chip-and-pin card crafted with malicious code.
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While it's always hard to pin down the exact origins of an idea -- especially one like pulse-code modulation, where a number of parties were involved -- sifting out the large and significant contributions from the gold pan of history tends to bring up the same names time and again.
He was then spoken to by another member of staff, who said he had breached the dress code but the employee put on a Help For Heroes wristband and kept the pin on.
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Rather than visiting a kiosk to rent a bike, you'll be able to use a smartphone app to locate some available wheels, with position information broadcast by a built-in GPS. Once you find a bike you want to rent, the system will send an unlock code to your handset, which you'll enter into a handlebar-mounted PIN pad.
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