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I've see where you can pay with your fingerprint at some venders. It's a similar concept, in terms of single point of failure. Regardless, I hope you're right.
E: **mostly right. I won't embed anything in my skin for payments. CC or cash or phone NFC (and I don't like that one for it's security implications). That's it.
I won't even use phone NFC for payments. Card, cash, or I'm taking my business elsewhere.
I've never used phone NFC for payment. I'm with you here.
Yep exactly, a single point of failure that also can’t be replaced
{At the board meeting}
Alex: "I wonder if we could do this"
Blake: "Maybe we should talk about whether we should?"
[Blake gets thrown out the window]
{Several months later}
Moss: (sees device at a retailer) what the crap? Terrible idea!