Fingerprints to pay
The Japanese are preparing to put aside credit cards, wallets and secret codes: soon be able to make their purchases with a simple fingerprint, thanks to the booming biometrics.
Since September, some 200 employees of the group Hitachi will pay for their own person "in order to test a new system that are no longer needed cards, coins or bills and that has the support of several businesses and JCB credit society.
Passing through box, specify the employees who want to pay through your account JCB, it must pass a finger on a reader to capture the image of the vascular system through a light path, without direct contact.
According to Hitachi, the structure of blood vessels of the finger is unique and is not changed with time, it is impossible to artificially reproduce. The biometric information of the buyer, transmitted electronically, will be compared on the act with the registration of JCB and the bank's customer.
As for purchasing a traditional paid by credit card, the amount will be automatically deducted at the end of the account. If that does not match the fingerprint data of the entity, the transaction will be rejected. "It's fast, convenient and safe," said Hitachi.
Biometrics is a very widespread in the archipelago, particularly in businesses and hospitals, to control access or network connections.
"The increasing use of means of payment intangible forces to strengthen security systems, using techniques falsify identification of human characteristics," explained the company.
(Via: Reuters)
In Japan, IC card readers of all kinds by nearly all the establishments, beverage machines, tellers etc, so I am not surprised to implement the fingerprint system is also very fast. I am in a few years, paying on the train and the subway simply passing his hand over, rather than having to put the ticket or the IC card.
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As always, are the first to Japos latest technology. And to follow the statistics ... the Spaniards will be the last to implement this method of payment (which can be used throughout the world, once implemented).
Even with this system, I think more easily cogerían the criminals (as long as they pay with this system, were the only form of payment). Do not you think?
Lol. I imagine it. All units close to the street, just tell us that such fulanito ... x searched for offense, just make purchasing x establishment.
Not to believe that Japan is Tokyo. For example, payment systems "without money" are deployed in very large cities like Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya ...
But in villages, small towns and, in general, rural Japan, which is more extonso what you think. Did not even use credit / debit cards. While much is the ticket and save the mattress.
Since then the initiative is good, but actually is investigating many Anyos (electronic identification via fingerprint is nothing new), the implant as a secure payment system, if it would be a great innovation, but I think it will take muuuucho time to establish as a widespread form of payment.
A greeting.
Here in Spain "laCaixa" this study is to introduce biometric sensors in the ATM to get cash without cards.
What they said Flapy (From Japan ...) is absolutely true as salts Tokyo forget to bring your credit card, the only thing that is used to pull cash.
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I do not know that these things always involve a "Oh that right, everything will be more comfortable," one day miss her anonymity ordinary money, and we can not go back.
not because ... "exaggerated" but I always remember these things I see him, "And to those who do not have the mark of the beast, they are prohibited to buy and sell" - Revelation, 13-18.
I have seen here only as an option to take up the cashiers.
For the rest, which Flapy said. Where shall see Japan, Tokyo read. Also applies to other posts
I think a good idea, I just have to take the portfolio with 15 different cards, everything will be easier. Cards Mercadona Court and the English have in your fingerprint, the number of members of the football club's video, etc.. So if I agree that Spain will host the latest in this technology (as always). On the other hand I can confirm that two Japon? The rural and urban areas? ¿Is so different? Since there are two Spains?
In Tokyo using a credit card? jaja, we only use the internet for shopping ...
One problem with these systems is that they must be high resolution from being frustrated with "rubber fingers." The system must be able to detect the pores of the skin ...
joNiii: You say "anyone can know what we have bought" as if they were public information. I know that these data can only see the bank. Got something to hide?
ALAINKUN: I am surprised that you are not aware of this. When you pay with a credit card, or make a purchase online, you stay in a hotel, you connect to the Internet at home and from the phone, or you subscribe to any Web service, is recorded in a log and / or base Data from the company providing these services. And these data, initially only certain entities have access (for example, if your bank card), but could also have government agencies, police, intelligence services and so on. silos request.
I tell you that I have worked in an ISP and we have asked for data from these records to track people.
You have something to hide or not ... as far as your freedom until you can get proactive monitoring by security? (and a hacker to access these data? see the Monster and Arsys)
I think that has something joNiii reason ... could actually track your every move and you do not know who or where they can do.
A greeting.
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From Japan: As you say, these data only have access to the bank, ISP etc, depending on what we talk and the police etc (with a warrant). What problem is that the police investigate someone?. I think that if you have nothing to hide is not harmful, however, see it from above as they say something good for security, because when they pay with the footprint can tell if an offender or not right away.