Force of habit has allowed over half of American online shoppers to learn their credit card security codes off by heart, according to new research.
Force of habit has allowed over half of American online shoppers to learn their credit card security codes off by heart, according to new research.
A survey of 1,109 Americans from CreditDonkey.com suggests that the majority of consumers have no problem reciting their basic security details in the credit card processing stage of an online transaction. In America, security codes are either three digits long and on the back of the card, or four digits long and on the front.
According to a statement at prweb.com, the credit card comparison site puts its finding down to the sheer popularity and comfort level offered by online shopping.
To put things into perspective, researchers found that just 24.6 per cent of consumers knew their driver’s license number. The US consumers were far more clued-up with their Social Security Number, a nine digit code used to receive various government services, with 96 per cent claiming to know it by memory.
Charles Tran, founder of CreditDonkey.com, said that while scrapes on the back of a card used to provide an indication of how much it was used, the sign of a frequent shopper is how many card details they can remember.
“After all, the main reason why anybody would need the code is to complete their purchase online,” he explained, in comments cited by tvballa.com. “If you shop online frequently enough, soon enough you’ll discover you have memorised your security code as well.”
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