Re:People hate QR-code menus. Now restaurants are ditching them
by sofixa on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:50AM
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Well I was recently at a US airport that had automatic "scan your face to board the plane" gates (non-optional) instead of providing boarding pass + passport, so from there to "scan your face to pay" it's a very small leap. They already know all about you and have your biometric identity, what's tacking a payment method to it?
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Re:People hate QR-code menus. Now restaurants are ditching them
by BiteCode_dev on Thursday May 25, 2023 @07:11AM
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Airport is a very punctual and security specific situation.
Buying things is a benign thing of your day to day life. Scanning your face to pay is a wet dream for surveillance states.
Re:People hate QR-code menus. Now restaurants are ditching them
by sofixa on Thursday May 25, 2023 @09:33AM
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Sorry, I was responding in the original context of GP talking about Newark airport's terrible system. In it, scan your face to pay doesn't seem too far fetched; outside of it, I agree, pretty scary stuff.
Re:People hate QR-code menus. Now restaurants are ditching them
by jamal-kumar on Thursday May 25, 2023 @09:48AM
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So all I have to do to go on an unlimited spending spree is kidnap and lock up one of those hyper realistic mask makers? Nice
Re:People hate QR-code menus. Now restaurants are ditching them
by DonHopkins on Thursday May 25, 2023 @02:13PM
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Unfortunately kidnapping them is the problem because they're always so well disguised.
Re:People hate QR-code menus. Now restaurants are ditching them
by staringback on Thursday May 25, 2023 @11:54AM
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It is most definitely optional