said by dtv-extortion:

Have we not had this ability all along?

AMEX smartcard credit cards have been used to verify online purchases for years now.

"Info-Card" sounds like a re-branded "Smartcard" solution to me!

Do they think a new name is going to bring this method of authentication back to life after DirecTV deemed all smartcard solutions illegal and sent out threat letters to thousands of innocent smartcard researchers/users?
All that will happen is DTV will start sending letters to innocent “Info-Card” users claiming they are illegal as well!