- From: Scott Elcomb <psema4@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:55:57 -0400
- To: David Wood <david@3roundstones.com>
- Cc: Web Payments CG <public-webpayments@w3.org>
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:55 PM, David Wood <david@3roundstones.com> wrote: > > Apple's fingerprint sensor may be the biggest leap forward in payments since > the credit card > http://peternixey.com/post/60868649096/apples-fingerprint-sensor-may-be-the-biggest-leap (I hope you'll forgive this, my personal opinion; it's something I feel rather strongly about. If such comments are not in keeping with list guidelines I'll beg your further forgiveness and not do so again.) There's a certain appeal to the convenience - I'll grant you that but I just cannot see myself ever using biometrics for payments. Unless, perhaps, it were a matter of life and death (ie. there was no other choice). Even then it would be a decision I'd likely struggle with. Biometrics are not foolproof (despite the marketing) and are the antithesis of anonymity. While I choose not to be anonymous online, it is just that: a choice*. And I reserve the Right to change my mind at any given point in the future. Additionally, what happens when the encryption protecting that biometric information is broken? (Anyone who says it can't be broken is selling something ;-) Best Regards, - Scott * I'm open to discuss the topic with most anyone; might be best off-list to avoid further noise though. -- Scott Elcomb @psema4 on Twitter / Identi.ca / Github & more Atomic OS: Self Contained Microsystems http://code.google.com/p/atomos/ Member of the Pirate Party of Canada http://www.pirateparty.ca/
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