From: Mr X 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Credit Cards/Chip and Pin/ATM withdrawls
Date: 22 Dec 2005 13:46:02 -0600

In article , Cynic
 writes

>On 22 Dec 2005 08:36:01 -0600, Mr X  wrote:
>
>>Chip is designed to self-destruct under all mechanical attacks including
>>x-ray probing
>
>I hope not, otherwise cards inside hand-luggage taken through airport
>security will be killed!  IIUC, the chip is encased in an X-ray opaque
>resin.

Which, after the "pirate" has dissolved it away....
-- 
Mr X