Eli5 why websites, apps and devices require complicated passwords, yet credit / debit cards only require a 4 digit pin

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Eli5 why websites, apps and devices require complicated passwords, yet credit / debit cards only require a 4 digit pin

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If you live in the US credit cards don’t even require a PIN at all. The only real security you have is just your ability to physically secure the card. It’s fairly different than a website though where anyone from anywhere in the world can try to use your login whereas with a card they have to physically access it to get the information.

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