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Mastercard also launched a new app, MasterPass, designed for making in-app purchases through your phone. Marce Martinez/AP Images for MasterCard

Mastercard uses phone location tech to help prevent credit card fraud

The pilot service uses your phone’s location to verify purchases done by credit card when you’re abroad.

MASTERCARD IS TESTING out a new service to help protect purchases made on credit cards abroad by using your smartphone’s location.

The service, which is in pilot mode and requires cardholders to opt-in, will only allow card transactions when users have their smartphone switched on in that general location.

The idea is if you’re in Dublin and someone tries to use your card in London, the transaction would be rejected since it knows you’re not in the same location.

The aim is to help reduce fraud and help credit card companies make faster decisions. Said companies can check the location of your smartphone to see if you’re in the same place as your card, and approve or reject a transaction using that information.

Mastercard is considering offering prepaid data packages as well which phones users can purchase when they arrive at their destination. It sees this as an opportunity to allow businesses and mobile networks to provide targeted offers and coupons to those using the service.

The service is being developed by both Mastercard and telecommunications service company Syniverse, but neither company has said when they plan to make it available.

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    Mute Con O Callaghan
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    Apr 15th 2015, 6:28 AM

    I use to run home from school to look at these lads on The Den when Ian Dempsey was on it. Good times.

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    Mute Jangles
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    Apr 15th 2015, 7:50 AM

    The annual broadcast of the budget on network 2 or budgie as they called is was a truly terrible event as there was no
    Zig and Zag that day.

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    Mute Gabbi Johnson
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:04 AM

    I love Leslie Nielsen – rest in peace. I just wanted to say good luck we’re all counting on you. *sniff*

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    Mute Carlow Coffee Co
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    Apr 15th 2015, 10:24 AM

    Surely you can’t be serious?

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    Mute John Ryan
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    Apr 15th 2015, 2:01 PM

    I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.

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    Mute Toirdhealbhach Ó Ceallaigh
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    Apr 15th 2015, 6:54 AM

    Wonder what happened to ted

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    Mute Ah Jaysus
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    Apr 15th 2015, 7:22 AM

    Keep it down Ted!

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    Mute r keane
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:16 AM

    Ted’s running N.Korea

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    Mute James O'Donoghue
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    Apr 15th 2015, 11:41 AM

    Teds dead

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    Mute Conor O'Neill
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    Apr 15th 2015, 7:06 AM

    Put podge back with them . Not so sure about socky monster thou !

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    Mute Ah Jaysus
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    Apr 15th 2015, 10:18 AM

    I think Socky is still in rehab

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    Mute Meow
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    Apr 15th 2015, 2:03 PM

    I liked Socky :/

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    Mute Lynne
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:08 AM

    If there is to be an additional character with them please no Socky. I don’t mind Zuppy though, he was cute…

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:52 AM

    Socky was there to keep the younger viewers happy. They had to keep up some pretence that The Den wasn’t just for grown-ups.

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    Mute John Ryan
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    Apr 15th 2015, 6:40 PM

    Sometimes he came out with some comedy gold when he accidently let the character slip.

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    Mute james
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:54 AM

    They never showed the drawing i sent in in 1989.I for one will not be watching.Ba$tards.

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    Mute Carlow Coffee Co
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    Apr 15th 2015, 10:26 AM

    Did you send it to the right address? No. 10 Celebrity Square?

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    Mute tmwtbc
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:04 AM

    A lot if their stuff was comedy gold. I’m saving that Leslie Nielsen clip for later!

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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:05 AM

    *of

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    Mute Lynne
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:06 AM

    I loved it when they did Story Time. Comedy gold that was. #AhTheyWereGoodTimes

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    Apr 15th 2015, 10:25 AM

    The annual Christmas Crisis was the highlight of Irish tv every year

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    Mute Colette Carroll
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:29 AM

    This is good news! Myself and my friends used to run home from secondary school for “Storytime” each Tuesday (with Zag always starring as Melissarella). In Australia, right now, my friend is practising the lyrics of “Ted Danson’s Wig” and “A Tijuana Gypsy Stole My Personal Stereo” to sing to his children. His children don’t get the “fridge in a demin jacket” joke. And somewhere in our house, there is a videotape of an Ireland match – a Wednesday afternoon friendly with Chile possibly. In “The Den” just before the game, Dustin did commentary over a piece of b&w footage but did the commentary like a horse race. “Ireland” that day has Bonner, Brady, Pelé and Red Rum the race horse (!) all on the pitch at the same time (with Houghton scoring the goal). Still one of the funniest things I’ve seen.

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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:34 AM

    What’s the difference between a duck! Xxx

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    Mute Colette Carroll
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    Apr 15th 2015, 2:35 PM

    Ans: One leg is both the same!
    G’day, Australia!

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    Mute Castalla Villas
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:48 AM

    It would be a lot better if Dustin was in the mix

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    Mute Carol C.
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:06 AM

    Correction: they were on Den t.v. too in the 90′s before heading over to England :) Couldn’t wait t get home to watch these mad things!

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    Mute r keane
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:15 AM

    No F’n way! Bring on the z’bros

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    Mute Frederick Constant
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:07 AM

    Cool and the gang.

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    Mute Jon Burkin
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:54 AM

    I’m from the UK I only know them from the big breakfast channel 4 with Denise Van Outen & Johnny Vaughan. The only reason I ever got up for school.

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    Mute Tom Doherty
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:44 AM

    is it true socky overdosed and zuppy got run over?

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    Mute Liz Fitzpatrick Corcoran
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    Apr 15th 2015, 10:04 AM

    We still have zig & zag !!! Wouldn’t part with them !!!

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    Mute r keane
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    Apr 15th 2015, 9:18 AM

    Feck how sad are we, more comments on Z&Z than world peace and other keep you numb stories.

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    Mute ClaireBlennerhassett
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    Apr 15th 2015, 12:09 PM

    Sunnybrook Farm!!!! “Ooh aar, Jetro” “Ooh aar Jedd”!!!!! Can’t wait!!!

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    Mute Alan Kennedy
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    Apr 15th 2015, 12:38 PM

    Brilliant. Hope Zuppy comes back too!

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    Mute Frederick Constant
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:46 AM

    Who are Zig and Zog?

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello
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    Apr 15th 2015, 8:54 AM

    Zig is one half of the puppet duo “Zig and Zag”, and Zog is the planet from which they came.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Apr 15th 2015, 12:36 PM

    Zig and Zag are changing their names to Enda and Joan lol.

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    Mute Jimmy Murphy
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    Apr 15th 2015, 11:22 PM

    It’s Nothing To Do With Toast though

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Apr 15th 2015, 12:30 PM

    Just in time for the gay marriage referendum lol.

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