Tech companies are clamoring to give you credit cards

Re:Tech companies are clamoring to give you credit cards by throwaway_pdp09 on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:39PM (#24899563)

Of interest, and I really don't know as I've never had a smartphone, if your phone is stolen, what stops it being used to pay for something? The point of the convenience was - I thought - that you just swipe. Couldn't a thief?

Also how do you do anything if your phone is gone - travel, call, let the bank know, buy a new phone, let your partner know you're in trouble, anything?

Also how much is you phone worth? A quick look suggests ~£1000 for an iphone 11, although I guess that's needlessly high, but you're carrying a large cash equivalent, highly attractive? I've never had £500 or the equivalent in my pocket, ever (max ~£350 for 1/2 hour IIRC).

And cash doesn't break if you sit on it. I'm not entirely convinced of your case quite yet.

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Re:Tech companies are clamoring to give you credit cards by detaro on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:41PM (#24899592)

You need to unlock the phone to pay with it.

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Re:Tech companies are clamoring to give you credit cards by graham_paul on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:22PM (#24900919)

You will just unlock it at the thief's request

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