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> I add the processor's JS, and it collects the data to move along.

Consumers aren't gonna notice the difference if the site gets hacked and that JS is swapped out for a malicious set.

Yea, it's insane seeing this person arguing about the nature of credit card theft when we have a million different examples of how it happens and how rarely the end user knows until it's far too late. We almost always learn about itpost ad hoc.

You've moved the goal posts. A typical site isn't storing the numbers so when they get hacked, that data is not available. If you're suggesting hackers directly injecting malicious JS to hijack card data then that's totally different. I'm not insane about this particular subject. You're just standing on a soapbox

The parent post just says "I don't want to put my credit card info in their crappy parking app".

"I'm only talking about long-term storage" is itself a goalpost move!

For example, you have to trust the QR code takes you to the real app: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjqg578e1o

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