Make sure you have a card with an embedded microchip and a four-digit PIN, a security feature that has replaced the magnetic strip still prevalent in the U.S.

确定你有一张植入了芯片的卡和四位数的密码（译者注：欧洲银行卡密码是4位），这样的安全保证已经取代了磁条在美国盛行。

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The inherent defects can be summarized as : the management system of " strip " " piece " division which is bad for fund security ;

制度内在缺陷又包括「条」 「块」分割的管理体制对基金安全极为不利；

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Notes are often folded in half, so the security strip should never be in the middle.

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Also because of more advanced card security measures used in European countries, a passport is often required to make purchases with American cards that rely on a magnetic strip for security.

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