How does my credit card data get into the online shopping cart when I make a purchase?
When you swipe your ATM, credit, debit or gift card, some of the data on the card (the account number, the name, and the card’s expiration date) is transferred to your browser temporarily. You can use this to automatically fill in your online shopping form. When you close the browser, the magstripe card data is flushed from your PC. Your card data is never stored, and is always encrypted as it is moved from the card reader to the browser.
When you swipe your ATM, credit, debit or gift card, some of the data on the card (the account number, the name, and the card’s expiration date) is transferred to your browser using SSL temporarily. You can use this to automatically fill in your online shopping form. When you close the browser, all the data is flushed from your PC. Your card data is never stored, and is always encrypted as it is moved from the SCRA to the browser.
