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The U.S. is way behind on this stuff. Everywhere I travel in the world, they bring a machine to your table at restaurants, and swipe your card right in front of you. No chance of any hanky-panky going on in the back room.

Also, chip+pin, or chip+signature cards are starting to be mandatory around the world. As a matter-of-fact, we couldn't even buy gas or groceries in France a couple weeks ago with any of the cards in my wallet. I have a chip+signature card on the way from Amex. These cards are just now appearing in the US. I would recommend that you call your CC issuer and see if you can get one. It sure is a pain losing access to your cards while traveling. Hopefully, these new cards will help mitigate the issue.