Re:How Apple and Google will kill the password
by dangero on Sunday January 30, 2011 @02:09PM
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More likely scenario in the next 10 years would be making purchases with your phone by entering a password or pin on the screen of your phone to confirm.
The Biometric portion is a little bit sensationalist at this point because the less invasive Biometric techniques are not accurate enough to verify with 100% accuracy that you have your phone in your pocket. If I have to take a photo of my eye to complete the purchase using my phone, I think I'd rather enter a password.
I think the easiest way around the biometric thing is to put an NFC chip under the skin to handle a public/private key exchange. This is the best way to verify your identity because even a DNA test would not prove that you are present in any way.
Re:How Apple and Google will kill the password
by hrktb on Monday January 31, 2011 @05:28AM
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They do in some countries. The problem seems to be the upgrade of your ATMs all over the country and all third party ATMs to add a biometric reader too.
The Biometric portion is a little bit sensationalist at this point because the less invasive Biometric techniques are not accurate enough to verify with 100% accuracy that you have your phone in your pocket. If I have to take a photo of my eye to complete the purchase using my phone, I think I'd rather enter a password.
I think the easiest way around the biometric thing is to put an NFC chip under the skin to handle a public/private key exchange. This is the best way to verify your identity because even a DNA test would not prove that you are present in any way.