Smart card aims to fight fraud

[Jon Ribbens]

Roland Perry <roland@linx.net> wrote:
> I'd guess it was something like the new Amex "one-shot numbers" scheme:

This appears not to be new at all but in fact to date back to
September 2000 - http://news.com.com/2100-1017-245428.html

Cahoot also offers a very similar thing - http://www.webcard.cahoot.com/
You can specify the "credit limit" for the one-off number, and it
generates you a unique card with an expiry date 1 month in the future.