Are banks using ML to verify my signature?

Re:Are banks using ML to verify my signature? by Zekio on Thursday April 13, 2017 @08:57PM (#14111977)

If ML was used on my signature I would never be able to use a bank, pretty sure I've never written it remotely similar.

All I consider a Signature to be is like a confirmation, pretty much the same as a checkbox or clicking an OK button, just in a more inconvenient form

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Re:Are banks using ML to verify my signature? by nuane on Thursday April 13, 2017 @10:05PM (#14112250)

This is what it's become. I just scribble a line mostly, because most signatures are done on an electronic device (nothing beats good ol' pen and paper). And this is how employees actually feel about a signature.

But when you open a credit card the employee is supposed to verify that the signature matches the signature on your state-issued id, and a basic AI program would only better enable the employee. Seems like such an obvious solution to counter fraud too

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Re:Are banks using ML to verify my signature? by icedchai on Thursday April 13, 2017 @11:42PM (#14112588)

Credit card employees aren't verifying anything. All of my credit cards have been opened remotely: online, and through the mail.

And I can count on one hand the time a merchant has actually checked my signature against the credit card. And for charges under $50, most places don't even ask for a signature.

Best to just get rid of the signature entirely and speed up the transaction. It's pointless.

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