Obama signs order boosting credit, debit card security after spate of bank breaches

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Sunday, October 19th, 2014
Obama signs order boosting credit, debit card security after spate of bank breaches
Responding to the rising number of data breaches at US retailers, President Obama on Friday signed an executive order that will implement enhanced payment security measures throughout the federal government.

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