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Contactless Credit Cards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-crowd-me-in-line dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to his article in EETimes, Visa and Philips are teaming up to introduce a so-called "contactless credit card". Basically it'll work like the proximity cards many of us use for access to our places of work or apartments. You won't need to physically swipe it, simply waving it over a reader is good enough."

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  1. Oh great!!! by borgheron · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now simply standing too close to someone can cause my credit card number to be stolen.

    GJC

    --
    Gregory Casamento
    ## Chief Maintainer for GNUstep
  2. Esso Speedpass Proximity Keychain by iamstilgar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Canada already has this. Esso gas stations can issue you a proximity keychain called the "Speedpass" which is linked to a Credit Card account you already have. Wave the thing in front of the pump, gas up, and go.