Face payments - Pay using your face?

London7766551

Welcome to the futuristic world of facial recognition payment. It might sound like something from a science fiction movie, but this kind of transaction is already happening millions of times a day across China's major cities.
With the technology now being introduced in the US, and other countries such as Denmark and Nigeria, are we all going to be using it within a few years' time? And, are there data security and privacy issues that we should worry about?
She uses facial recognition payment, via a US tech start-up called PopID. You sign up via its website, by uploading a photograph of your face, which is stored on the firm's cloud-based system. You then link your account to your bank card.
In addition, you can choose to use PopID's hand gesture tipping tool. Ms Stewart has set this at thumbs up for 10%, the peace sign for 15%, and the shaka or "hang loose" sign for 20%.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55748964

The future is now, while this may be safer (I assume) and prevent fraud, at the same time it is a privacy nightmare. I will be avoiding it. Who is going to be the first to sign up? I predict Barclays or the digital banks will be the first to take it up.

BrownTrout

sounds like 1984 to me....

Sandtree

London7766551 said:
The future is now, while this may be safer (I assume) and prevent fraud, at the same time it is a privacy nightmare. I will be avoiding it. Who is going to be the first to sign up? I predict Barclays or the digital banks will be the first to take it up.

Given its based on a photo then clearly its a 2D system and the number of complaints about the security of the likes of Apple FaceID which uses lidar to have a 3D system then clearly the security is going to be lower than what your phone requires to make a call etc.

With the more accurate systems there have been plenty of complaints of identical twins being able to unlock each others phones and so this will be a pain to deal with erroneous identifications. Identifying whats fraud and whats a system error etc all headaches.

In principle I dont have issues with biometric security but not the idea its used in isolation to both identify what account to charge and clear security

evanescent

Then there is this.. chip implants https://www.vivokey.com/ 
Already available to purchase (and implant) in the UK through https://cyborg.ksecsolutions.com/ 
Free shipping over £50  

It's only a matter of time... as much as we don't want it. Paying for goods and opening doors by waving your hand. 

Do you prefer a hand implant or a brain implant?
See Elon Musk's project focusing on neural implants https://neuralink.com/

ratechaser

If anyone wants to go as far as to look like me just to rip me off then they'd probably argue it was compensation for their pain and suffering 

Eco_Miser

If the system is so sensitive it can distinguish between identical twins, is it going to recognise a woman in full make-up for a formal occasion as the same person with no make-up and a hangover? Not to mention, what happens after a facial injury?

Retiredwelshman

I have to ask would it work if you are two-faced?

eskbanker

Retiredwelshman said:

I have to ask would it work if you are two-faced?

Always a good idea to have multiple methods of payment available!

It gives a whole new meaning to paying through the nose though....

Jami74

Good grief! Imagine the accidental spending when drunk. 

sausage_time

Reminds me of the old playground joke:

"Got a match?".

"Yes, your face, my a*se."