begin quoting Andrew Lentvorski as of Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 04:01:57PM -0800: > Stewart Stremler wrote: > >You'd use a smart card, issued by the credit card companies. > > Personally, I would really like to see true smart cards here in the > states (ie. cash on card). It will never happen. Too many companies > adore the fees they get to charge here.
Aside from the hygenic benefits, what's so nice about cash-on-a-card? > >NOT the magstripe here-is-your-credit-card-information type. You're > >quite right that merely providing the credit card information wouldn't > >be any good for authentication. > > You don't have to: [I didn't follow this transition.] > http://www.chameleonnetwork.com/ Interesting. I can't say that I think much of technology that purports to authenticate with fingerprints -- they've got a _terrible_ track record so far -- they're fine as a shortcut means of identification, but that's about it. Don't think I'd use it for a credit card. But for a membership/loyalty card, it would be pretty cool. -- _ |\_ \| -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
