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!

  • Melody Fwygon@lemmy.one
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    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.
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      1 year ago

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

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      1 year ago

      And you can rob people by pulling their nails out.