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Mastercard is Building Fingerprint Scanners Directly Into Its Cards (fastcompany.com)

Posted by msmash on from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.

Mastercard said on Thursday it's beginning trials of its "next-generation biometric card" in South Africa. In addition to the standard chip and pin, the new cards have a built-in fingerprint reader that the user can use to authenticate every purchase. From a report: Impressively, the new card is no thicker or larger than your current credit and debit cards.

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  1. One day they'll discover the folly.... by Bugler412 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    One day they'll discover the folly of using biometrics for authentication or authorization, but then it will be too late. Let's all tie everything to a password that we can never change right? Great idea! Sigh