Removing the CV2 from Credit Cards

[Roland Perry]

In article <000c01ca21a6$a25222a0$e6f667e0$@eu>, Philip Katz 
<ukcrypto at philipkatz.eu> writes
>> On a related note has anyone else been asked to provide the CVV over the
>> phone, when ordering a takeaway for example?
>
>Isn't that the whole point of CVV - to verify CNP transactions?

Not if you are paying when you pick up. Apart from the unlikely event 
that they'll charge you a "cancellation fee" if you don't.
-- 
Roland Perry