A few weeks ago, we told you about Eastern European criminals installing “skimmers” to steal personal information from ATMs. Now, it looks like those thieves won’t be trying their scam in South Africa… at least, not for long.
Cameras trained on cash machines detect when somebody tampers with the card slot. And then the troublemaker gets a face full of pepper spray from nozzles on the ATM. The idea is for police to rush to the scene and arrest the incapacitated thief. So far, however, only maintenance personnel on their rounds have been hit.
A promising approach. But some kinks still need to be worked out.
(Source: The Guardian)
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