Gas up the Ferrari the biometric way

But it is much more sanitary than their original 'tongue scan'

 

actually the new national id car will have a microchip in it. Passports already do. the fbi already knows what you are doing.

 

They better add a PIN code, or thieves will be "ripping off" peoples' fingers.

If not literally, then figuratively -- you could be subject to identity theft by tossing away a water bottle you handled without gloves, allowing people to recreate your fingerprints.

The old security mix: "what you have plus what you know".

 

Why not use the retinal scan for your eye?

 

Banks and government want us to become a cashless soicety. Banks want to make a couple of percent on every transaction and government wants to know your every move. Screw 'em both and pay cash. Helps out the business and protects your privacy.

Dave

 

I have a friend who's been in this field for 10 years, she says once the technology becomes more stable/ foolproof it will be everywhere.

Just think about how much money goes into protecting against fraud each year? How much money goes into insurance?

 

I use cash whenever I can. Less hassle, fewer signatures, zero risk of identity theft, anonymity... the list goes on.

 

I agree with Bullfighter but try to rent a car or stay in a hotel without a credit card.

 

I had a contact infection (verruca vulgaris) on my index finger once. Now cured completely.
I think this method is not sanitary.

 

if this is not sanitary, then do you put gloves on to operate the pump and open doors? It can't be any worse than that.

 

Welcome to the New World Order my friends, its been a long time comming but its finally here. This is a step in a very dangerous direction

 

Team,

Sorry, but both fingerprint scanners and retna scanners by themselves can easily be defeated. The yearly computer show in Germany (CEBIT) had hackers who showed exactly how to do this. It was even televised. Even DNA scanners (sweat) can be fooled with little effort.

The one "scanner" they could not fool with even a whole bunch of $ and effort was a signature pressure scanner. We each sign our signature in a unique way that for all pratical purposes cannot be forged. We use varying degrees of pressure at different intervals when signing our names. This pressure signature of our written signature is almost impossible to forge.

I'll stick with cash for the time being.

V/r,

mwr4440

 

I can definately see this happening, probably outside US at 1st

It will be the # of the Beast again

Will that mean Visa/Mastercard or your bank will be the Beast ?

 

The signature one is tricky, a lot of people don't have a "routine" signature... like me.

 

A lot of people cannot even sign their names...

 

Some (but not all) of our local Shell stations already are making you input your zip code when you use a card.

Some (again not all) of them also have this really irritating voice-box on the pump that starts up jabbering about their convenience store junk while you fill up. It takes about 30 seconds to shut it up with the mute button, which does not always work.

So my question is - are they very far away from forcing you to use this thing even if you just want to slide your regular card? Or is it a sort of "cardless" option?

 

DisneyWorld has been using biometrics for years. They scan the bone structure of your fingers in addition to swiping your pass.

 

Time to start counterfeiting fingerprints!!! I'll be rich