I quote from a recent article written by American Express:
Be wary also of just how secure the position of the terminal is. Many PIN entry machines are just not private. Take the experience of another shopper queuing patiently to pay in a shop in London. Standing two people behind a customer paying for purchases she could clearly see the PIN number being punched in - do remember your PIN is a valuable and confidential piece of information.
This is exactly the problem, but what does it mean "be wary". What option do I have when presented with this, in my view, quite common situation? Walk out of the shop and go to another one - with exactly the same problem?
Roman