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Exxon And Timex Release The Speedpass watch

Posted by timothy on from the we're-actually-tracking-rfid-paranoia dept.

introverted writes "Exxon and Timex have released a Speedpass-enabled watch. From the article, this sounds like a regular Timex watch with an RFID chip in it. According to a radio news story, you can not only use the watch to buy gas, but at some locations in Chicago you can also use it at McDonald's. The watch is available from Timex. This was first mentioned on Slashdot in March last year."

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  1. Lovely by e2d2 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    So I can use my watch to pay for my SUV's gas AND buy a triple cheese burger without having to break a sweat by pulling out my wallet? Lovely.

  2. Re:Best way to get consumers to accept RFIDs? by siskbc · · Score: 1, Redundant
    1.) How many people really check the signature.

    Right, but again, *I'm* not responsible if they don't, my credit card covers me completely. If Speedpass guarantees against theft, it's a different story, I thought they didn't.

    And believe it or not, more places check than you'd think.

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