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To: steve who wrote (25904)	4/22/2004 2:11:08 AM
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Credit card only works when spoken to New Scientist, by Celeste Biever Original Article newscientist.com Posted By:Photoonist, 4/22/2004 12:51:15 AM A credit card that will not work unless it hears its owner's voice could become an important weapon in the fight against fraud. The card requires users to give a spoken password that it authenticates using a built-in voice-recognition chip. The idea is to prevent thieves using a stolen card or fraudsters using someone else's credit card details to buy goods online. Comments: The credit card of the future so you can spend like there's no tomorrow. The article doesn't state how accurate a recording of your voice would have to be to beat this card but there are portable digital recorders that are pretty good available now. Reply 1 - Posted by: shilohsharps, 4/22/2004 12:59:05 AM In Spain they're deploying a biometric implanted chip at the Baja Club where you but wave your hand at your waiter and the tab is complied, or begun or paid. I have very mixed feelings on the topic of biometrics. Part of my brain likes the idea of a unique ''Me'' that cannot be duplicated. The other part of my brain remembers the movie Brazil and I want to hide in the mountains with a semi-tractor full of ammo and stand down the Beast. Maybe I'll just wave Julio overt for another round of drinks and ponder this a bit more.... Reply 2 - Posted by: ProudVet, 4/22/2004 1:09:55 AM Would think a fingerprint would be a better way to recognize the cards owner. Would also allow eliminating the signature. If the card verified the biometric and passed a simple boolean back to the cashier so the biometric data never entered the cashiers system, then it would be OK. Reply 3 - Posted by: twm1340, 4/22/2004 1:21:53 AM I'd hate to be at the drug store with a really bad head cold and no cash. Reply 4 - Posted by: colleeninca, 4/22/2004 1:28:55 AM I prefer fingerprints, too. The end user sez: I don't want to be shouting my password at my credit card (or my computer or my fillintheblank) all day in public places, okay? What don't tech companies get about this? Post Reply Close thread 133352 lucianne.com steve