Something tells me I'd rather have someone steal my credit or debit card rather than my eye thumb to try to pinch from my accounts.
Cotty wrote: >One thing that I have noticed is the number of places in the UK which >won't even accept cheques (checks) anymore. Petrol stations especially. >Since converting to 'chip and pin' (no signature at checkout, just enter >PIN into a keypad) it seems everywhere and everyone uses debit cards. >I've just opened a new business account and although I get totally free >banking in the first year, next year the charges are significantly less >if paper can be kept out of the equation. That includes paying in as >well. A move closer to the 'paperless' society. In ten years you won't >even need a card - retinal scans and/or fingerprinting at the checkout. >They're trialing it now: > ><http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3706589.stm> > >They've actually finished the trial and at these shops you can pay by >fingerprint! > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
