The noise is " quieter " than the data, but the magnetic strip reader can see it and so the data is not clearly readable.
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The hand-held device, a magnetic strip reader attached to a palmtop computer, was used to collect and store credit card numbers, according to local prosecutors.
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The hardware may include a computer or terminal, Cash Drawers, Receipt and Passbook Validator / Printers, magnetic strip readers, pin keypads, bill counters, and bill / coin dispensers.
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While Delta is not the only major airline to use magnetic strip readers in the boarding process _ and cornerstones has a magnetic reader _ it also has a bar code scanning system that is quicker than the magnetic reading system and less likely to jam.