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Reading about all the tamper detection on the device makes me wonder what would be the easiest way to trigger the tamper mode. After all, being able to do that on just a handful of devices would be an efficient denial of service attack on a retail location when the majority - and sometimes all - of payments go through these things.


Dropping it on the floor or pouring water on it.




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