Consumers likely aren't yet seeing the benefits of new chip and pin credit cards

Wikimedia Commons You’ve probably received a newfangled chip card that offers better protection against ID theft when used in a store. Too bad most stores aren’t accepting them yet. Three-quarters of retailers haven’t enabled the card readers that accept chip cards, even though most national and regional chains have installed them at their checkouts, according to a new report by Consumer World. That’s bad news for Americans who are left at risk of ID theft, but it could also be a costly ...