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Digital financial firm Revolut is piloting a new facial recognition payment system in London that allows customers to pay for items with a “simple glance”.

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[-] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

I remember when contactless was coming in there was an odd panic that people had when people thought it was too easy. There was (and still is) a worry that someone who finds your card will then use it to go and buy £20 of stuff. But the banks seem happy with the risk. I think you can turn the contactless off at the banks end if you are worried but then you are onto chip and pin. This seems at a whole new level and I wonder what the safe gards are. Like can your doppelganger go and rack up a bill. How do you confirm and dispute payments. What if your just standing in the que behind the person at the till will it pick you up.

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