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April 09, 2018

Matthew Schwartz, NPR

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Credit card companies are no longer requiring signatures on receipts when customers make payments. Security experts say signatures are no longer an effective protection from scams.

NPR's Matthew Schwartz (@SchwartzReports) reports.

This segment aired on April 9, 2018.

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