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ATM SafetyPIN software is a software application that would allow users of automated teller machines (ATMs) to alert the police of a forced cash withdrawal by entering their personal identification number (PIN) in reverse order.〔(ZICUBED ATM SAFETYPIN ) ATM Safety PIN aka Reverse PIN Web Site.〕 The system was patented by Illinois lawyer Joseph Zingher (). Contrary to a widely circulated hoax (see below), the system is not implemented in ATMs presently. == History == The concept of an alternative emergency PIN system, or duress code, for ATM systems has been around since at least July 30, 1986, when Representative Mario Biaggi, a former police officer, proposed it in the U.S. Congressional Record, pp. 18232 et seq. Biaggi then proposed House Resolution 785 in 1987 which would have had the FBI track the problem of express kidnappings and evaluate the idea of an emergency PIN system. HR785 died in committee without debate. Zingher has not been successful in marketing licenses for his patent.〔(Why Great Ideas Get Shot Down ) CNNMoney.com, 01-27-2006〕 Police in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, and Kansas have supported the concept.〔Asbury Park Press, January 25th, 2006〕〔(Are Local Banks Doing All They Can To Protect ATM Users? ) Jesse Jones, WLWT. March 3, 2004〕〔St.Louis Post Dispatch, March 27th, 2005〕〔"Wichita Eagle" April 19, 2001〕 Police support prompted the Illinois legislature to pass a law making it mandatory on all ATMs in Illinois. The law was changed shortly after it was passed by a "follow-on" bill that changed the meaning to the exact opposite of what they were seeking.〔St. Louis Post Dispatch, March 27, 2005〕〔(Public Act 093-0898 ) Illinois General Assembly〕〔(FINANCIAL REGULATION (205 ILCS 616/) Electronic Fund Transfer Act ) Illinois General Assembly〕〔(Banking on ATM Safety ) ''Forbes'', 01-28-2004〕 In 2006, an e-mail chain letter hoax circulated that claimed a reverse PIN duress code system is in place universally.〔(Security Update - Reverse PIN Hoax ) Diebold, Inc.〕 ''American Banker'' reported on January 2, 2007 that no PIN-reversal duress code is used on any ATM as of that date. In September 2013 the hoax was still circulating in Australia with the text: The same kind of e-mail chain letter hoax is still circulated on Tumblr and Facebook, as well as in India and other parts of the world. Were the system implemented, PINs that are reversible such as 5555 or 2112 then would be unavailable so that false alarms would not occur. Moreover, PINs that are semi-reversible such as 5255 or 1241, where the first and last numbers are the same, would be something to avoid as well so that accidental alarms would not be triggered by mistakenly switching the middle numbers. Diebold, a manufacturer of ATMs, states on their website that no such emergency alerting system is currently in use. They cite an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which claims bankers oppose the reverse-PIN system out of concerns that "ATM users might hesitate or fumble while trying to enter their PINs backwards under duress, possibly increasing the chances of violence." Diebold further states that they would be willing to support such technology if their customers (presumably banks) request it.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ATM SafetyPIN software」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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