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California Resto Lets You Pay For Meal With Your Face: Payment Method May Be Available Nationwide Soon (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by rosschie@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Forget swiping your card - thanks to a banner year for biometric payments, with JPMorgan and Mastercard joining the fray, paying with your face could soon be your new reality.

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Great Mastercard and JP Morgan making it easier for someone to rob you. Imagine them taking your pic and using it to make payments. This dystopia.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I suppose there is a security system to prevent just presenting a pic to the cam. But I agree that we shouldn't trust it.

In any case, biometrics are bad to authenticate people. What's the point of a key you can't replace/change...

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

What happens if you get haircut or get zits etc? So much could make this not work. You know amount customers I have turn away because they come in wanting to use their phone to tap to pay.

Like come on people it's a cool feature but why not carry your card for backup? Not every store except those.