this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2026
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Funfact, debit and credit card chips all have tiny OS's on them. Guess its back to swipping mag strips
Motorized scooters and eBikes all have OSes too — as do most modern traffic lights, speed and red light cameras, baby monitors, alarm systems, heart rate monitors, “smart” anything, televisions, household appliances, chair lifts, city water management systems, and pretty much all other actively managed infrastructure.
Your average car has at least three separate operating systems in it — usually a LOT more.
Also likely also counts for the mag strip readers. Looks like carbon paper rubbing is back on the menu!