Lately at the Post Office ATM there is an on-screen announcement to be careful of people who might try to look at your PIN number as you enter it. The ATM also tells you not to give money from your account to other people near the ATM.
I think there are a few problems with this announcement. First, this announcement is about ninety seconds long. It gives someone a long time to get ready to copy your PIN number, and it gives someone a long time to get ready to steal money from you. I have to wait for the announcement to end; if I could just get my money right away, I would have less to worry about people copying my PIN number or demanding money from me.
Second, this idea of the ATM announcing that I shouldn't give money to someone else doesn't seem very useful. Let's say at the ATM a man puts a knife to my throat and tells me to give him money. If I point to the ATM announcement and say, "Sorry, the ATM says that I can't give you money," do you think the man will relent and leave? Probably not.
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