ApplePay It is the service that allows you to pay in different places without having to carry your physical card. With this, credit and debit cards are compatible with Walletthe application of iOS which records all the data. Now, if you’ve checked out the app, you’ve probably noticed that it introduces a notification badge, which is about a new fraud prevention feature.
This new improvement was not long in being noticed by the community of Twitter users, who indicated that some cards show a notification about this “enhanced fraud prevention” feature. To do this, from Apple they communicated the following about how the tool operates:
“For cards with certain enhanced fraud prevention, when a transaction is attempted online or in the app, your device will evaluate information about your Apple ID, device, and location (if location service is enabled), to develop assessments fraud prevention, which are used by Apple to identify and prevent fraud.
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Apple says it will also share “fraud prevention assessments as well as information about your transaction (such as purchase amount, currency, and date) with its payment card network for fraud prevention.”
Similarly, users will receive a notice indicating that their cards have enhanced fraud prevention when they first add them to Apple Pay, as well as when they try to make an online or in-app transaction with the card for the first time.
Additionally, the company points out that “to prevent fraud prevention evaluations from being shared with their payment card network, they can select another card.” However, this feature would not be available for American Express or MasterCard cards, although it is being rolled out to some Visa users around the world.
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Thinking of buying a second cell phone? So you can find out if the phone is stolen
Nowadays, many people prefer to buy used or second-hand phones as they are cheaper than a new one. The problem with these devices is that, on certain occasions, the seller may not be the true owner, but rather a thief who is offering a stolen cell phone. Is it possible to recognize it? Here we are going to give you some tips.
Checking the IMEI
In addition to taking into account the price and presentation, it is advisable to check the IMEI of the phone. What’s that? In case you do not know, it is a code that allows you to know if a cell phone has been reported as stolen or lost. Verifying this information is very simple, you just have to follow these steps.
1. Take the used cell phone that they are going to sell you and enter the following code: *#06#
2. The screen will display the IMEI code which should be the same as the one on the box.
3. If they sell it to you without a box, you must visit the Osiptel page (by entering this link)
4. Enter the IMEI number and you can check if it has been reported stolen or lost.