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To Pay With Your Credit Card, Please Speak Up

Posted by samzenpus on from the voice-activated dept.

prostoalex writes "It's reasonable easy for a thief to steal the social security number and bank account information (which is printed on a check) as well as an address. The next generation of financial tools are fighting this problem. Business Week talks about voice verification in future debit and credit cards. "Here's how it works: A special sensor on the credit card stores its owner's previously recorded voiceprint in digital form. When the owner receives a new card, he or she speaks a password into the sensor on the card. If the voiceprint matches, the card is activated.""

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  1. Re:so.. by rokzy · · Score: 0, Troll

    now I only read the summary, but it seems you didn't bother even doing that. it talks about ACTIVATING your card (i.e. once), not using it 24-7.

    maybe you jusk freaked out because you're one of those 'tards who insists on using a card for every single purchase and worried you'd have to interupt your worthless mobile phone conversation to pay for your 35p packet of low-fat crisps.

  2. Re:so.. by Che+Guevarra · · Score: -1, Troll

    I was going to tell you that you were wrong, but you're so high on this one... forget it.

    Why would they even post this story if it was only about activating your card?

    Did you mention 'tards'?

  3. Re:so.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Simple, you won't be able to use it at all. I'd wish they'd have type of thing for all disabilities, so natural selection would take place.

    GO FUCKING AhEAD, FlAmE AWAY!
    IF THIS P0ST GETS M0DDED D0WN, THEN I MUST BE RIGHT!!

  4. Re:so.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    crap, come on you guys! geez .... all of this is a stop gap for the REAL solution. "666" why? becase it can`t be lost (unless you loose your hand), pirated, or altered once put on. the Bible
    sez the mark (666) will be on the right hand or the forehead. why? simple some people don`t have a right hand, but anybody living has to have a head. you guys scare me, we have here a lot of smart people from all types of backgrounds but to what end? you guys debate and argue every tech issue that comes up but nothing really gets done or resolved from it. as the Bible says "Ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of the truth".