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Chip & PIN Fraud Explained - Computerphile
Computerphile · 2 HN recommenders · 2 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 months (2015–2018).
SignalTube analysis
Among 7 other explainer videos tagged Security & hacking, the mean is 3.4 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 2 distinct months; the peer average is 3.3 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
67% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2015–2018; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 8 minutes 45 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2015-10-14.
- Channel / speaker
- Computerphile
- Verified runtime
- 8m 45s
- YouTube upload date
- 2015-10-14
- Hacker News mention years
- 2015–2018
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other explainer videos in Security & hacking. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip & PIN Fraud Explained - ComputerphileCurrent video | 2 | 2 | 67% | — | 8m 45s | 2015-10-14 |
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| Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphileexplainer · Computerphile | 7 | 6 | 35% | No recorded overlap | 8m 21s | 2014-12-18 |
| How to Design Impenetrable Airport Securityexplainer · Wendover Productions | 2 | 2 | 60% | No recorded overlap | 14m 18s | 2018-04-17 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Fear the reaper: characterization and fast detection of card skimmers”. Its short rationale: Discusses observed attacks on Chip and Pin.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “‘Stop using paper checks,’ says agency in charge of them”. Its short rationale: Explains downsides of PIN cards for consumer liability.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “X-Ray Scans Expose Chip-And-Pin Card Hack”. Its short rationale: Overview of ways Chip and Pin can be hacked.