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Google Announces One Pass Payment System

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-pass-to-pay-them-all dept.

eldavojohn writes "Riding the tail of Apple's 30% announcement, Google's Eric Schmidt has announced One Pass, a new method for users to pay for content. The BBC is reporting that Google is taking a 10% cut. One Pass will work on Google sites and on phones and tablets as the announcement notes: 'Readers who purchase from a One Pass publisher can access their content on tablets, smartphones and websites using a single sign-on with an email and password. Importantly, the service helps publishers authenticate existing subscribers so that readers don't have to re-subscribe in order to access their content on new devices.' This is to be handled through Google Checkout."

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  1. Google Checkout? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You mean the payment system that's only available to businesses in about three countries and completely useless to the rest of the world?

  2. Who the customer is... by Space+cowboy · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The big difference for me between Apple's and Google's approach isn't the 30% / 10% - that can be changed by either party in either direction at any time. The freakin' huge difference is in the user-privacy settings.
    • Apple make the user specifically opt-in on a case-by-case basis for letting the publisher grab hold of your name & zip-code
    • Google by default send your name, zip-code, email address to the publisher.

    In Google's eyes, you are the product they are selling to the customer (the publisher). In Apple's eyes, you are the customer. I know which I prefer.

    Simon

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    Physicists get Hadrons!
    1. Re:Who the customer is... by geekoid · · Score: 4, Informative

      Because I don't want you to know I am reading your publication, for what ever reason. Maybe I don't want people knowing I subscribe to 2600, or high times, or Visual Basic magazine... especially not Visual Basic Magazine.

      Just because you sell me something doesn't mean you have the right to my information.

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  3. Re:Fight! by peragrin · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually apple isn't.

    Apple will not disclose what you buy and are reading to publishers. it is why publishers are all pissed off.

    Google will not only tell the publishers what you are doing but also sell that to their own ad services, so you find ads for your favorite fetish porn while reading books to your kids.

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    i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
  4. Re:Fight! by dingo8baby · · Score: 3, Funny

    If it wasn't for the fetish porn, i wouldn't have kids to begin with.

  5. Too much stuff associated with one identity... by eepok · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I really like google, but I don't like the idea of associating SO much with my online google identity. I've still not "linked" my youtube and gmail accounts. I have a Google Checkout account, but only because I trust them more than I other companies like Buy.com and don't want to bother creating a Buy.com account.

    The part that strikes conflict in me is having entertainment and education video associated with my google account. That alone is enough to extrapolate any political leanings, sexual preference, likely circle of friends, etc...

    Summary of realms I keep separate online:
    Gaming
    Video Entertainment
    Buying Habits
    Career/Work
    Tech Communities
    Humor Communities

    I would really prefer to keep all that separate and Google's not making it easy.