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Pay with Palm (infosec.pub)

I can only see this going into a very dystopian path. Based on their actions, I don't trust these companies, their security practices, nor their privacy policies. Why would I give them my biometrics? And my full palm, at that!? Hell no!

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[-] Melody@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Who needs an NFC chip when you can just place a nail shaped NFC sticker on them and gel paint over them? We don't need implantables; those could get copied anyways and cause the need for unnecessary surgeries to replace them as well.

Buy the tags; apply them to your nails and paint them any color you want; pair them to your phone and use appropriate username + password + 2FA + Fingerprint combos to authenticate to your financial institution.

Lost a nail? No big deal. The tags don't carry financial data; they just provide a URI to the merchant; which can ping your phone/smartwatch and ensure that you are:

  • Present at the location.
  • Not too far away from pay terminal.
  • Have not signaled to your devices you are under duress. (Spoken keyword and/or excessively stressed biosigns)
  • Have not blocked spending by tap.
[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I’m still not understanding why we need chips when we carry a computer every where we go.

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

And you can rob people by pulling their nails out.

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