Cool UK gadget retailer, Firebox, has begun selling the SmartSwipe, a handy USB device which reads, encrypts and transmits your personal credit card data directly to the online payment page. Now, there’s a lot of insecurity about these days. We’re told hackers and crackers and spammers and other enemies of the people are all working hard to undermine our security and get their hands on our credit card details. SmartSwipe should help beat them at their game. Shoppers just need to swipe their card and click ‘confirm’ usung the onscreen purchase wizard. Your banking details are then encrypted, you enter a security code and you’re off - the purchase information is encrypted before it even enters your own computer. This gizmo's compatible with virtually any website that accepts credit/debit card payments. We think banks should probably supply these to customers for free, but for the present its UK price is £69.99.
