 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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Galt's Gulch
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| Now you can pay with a smartphone... quote:
SMARTPHONES will replace wallets in a new world-first trial starting in Australia today.
The three-month pilot program by Westpac and MasterCard will see debit card information securely programmed into a phone's SIM card, letting users pay for goods by tapping a mobile phone at the cash register.
»www.news.com.au/technology/smart···44172715
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 AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | I've been using google wallet for a month. |
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 jaykaykay4 Ever YoungPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-13
Scottsdale, AZ
kudos:22 | reply to StuartMW
"securely programmed"? Isn't that an oxymoron? Securely? |
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StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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kudos:2 | I'd be more concerned about what other information is collected (from your SmartPhone) besides your CC details.
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 CudniLa Merma - VigiladoPremium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire
kudos:13 | reply to StuartMW
It was already bad losing the phone
Cudni |
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StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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| said by Cudni:It was already bad losing the phone
I thought I'd lost mine last week while hiking. I wasn't too worried as its a $10 dumb pre-paid one. All the contact info is backed up to 3 PC's so the only hassle would've been buying a new one (same model). It has no critical info on it at all.
Some keep their whole lives on their phone and therefore freak out when they misplace/lose it.
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
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kudos:1 | reply to StuartMW
said by StuartMW:I'd be more concerned about what other information is collected (from your SmartPhone) besides your CC details.
Your emial provider already has all that info anyway.
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 Dude111An Awesome DudePremium
join:2003-08-04
USA
kudos:11 | reply to Cudni
Its bad JUST USING ONE!!!!! (Unless you dont value your privacy) |
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
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Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | seems to me that the credit card is also insecure. back to cash (watch out for the magnetic strips 'though) |
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CudniLa Merma - VigiladoPremium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire
kudos:13 | reply to Dude111
said by Dude111:Its bad JUST USING ONE!!!!! (Unless you dont value your privacy)
You are in tracking peril just being here. Don't worry about us, save yourself !
Cudni
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | reply to AVD
Re: Now you can pay with a smartphone... said by AVD:Your emial provider already has all that info anyway.
If you concern about it, then become your own email provider. It's easy and it brings many other advantages as well...
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said by AVD:Your emial provider already has all that info anyway.
So? My email provider doesn't have my cc number. That's one less link to worry about. |
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 Name GamePremium
join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
kudos:7 | reply to StuartMW
Found an iphone on the front lawn close to the road yesterday..called one of the numbers on it that ended up to be the gal friend of the owner..this is a rural country road and can't figure out how it got there..except the gal said he car pools with another friend and works at the federal pen near frackville pa.
He is suppose to be picking it up today after work..this is going to be interesting. |
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
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Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to OZO
said by OZO:said by AVD:Your emial provider already has all that info anyway.
If you concern about it, then become your own email provider. It's easy and it brings many other advantages as well... I'm not concerned. Nor do I have the $$$ to set up a personal exchange server that a typical smartphone uses to store address books.
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 MashikiBalking The Enemy's Plans
join:2002-02-04
Woodstock, ON
kudos:1 | reply to StuartMW
I'll be perfectly honest, I can't figure out why it's taken this long to catch on. You could do this in a lot of places in Japan and S.Korea almost a decade ago. |
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| said by Mashiki:I'll be perfectly honest, I can't figure out why it's taken this long to catch on. You could do this in a lot of places in Japan and S.Korea almost a decade ago. Probably because our providers couldn't figure out how to get a cut of each transaction. Most likely those countries are BYOD and not seriously provider locked down like the phones over here.
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
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Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | said by mackey:ouldn't figure out how to get a cut of each transaction.
+1 |
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Name GamePremium
join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
kudos:7 | reply to StuartMW
Walk into Perkins restaurant the other day and showed them the coupons they emailed me for free and discount stuff on my Phone..but they said no go..they need a hard copy..I don't travel with a printer and told them if they want hard copies to stop sending email coupon and start mailing them through the regular US post. |
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 wxbossThis is like Deja vu all over again.Premium
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said by AVD:said by mackey:couldn't figure out how to get a cut of each transaction.
+1 *amn straight. They should talk to my wife, she gets a cut of every transaction (e.g. paycheck) I get.
The tech industry is really behind the times if you ask me.
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MashikiBalking The Enemy's Plans
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said by mackey:Probably because our providers couldn't figure out how to get a cut of each transaction. Most likely those countries are BYOD and not seriously provider locked down like the phones over here.
Yep, more than likely. And considering I could hop ISP's and cell companies like I change underwear you're right. Though apple did try their hardest to change that(network locking), and the market rebelled hard. |
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