Mastercard Selfie Pay

[jos]

At checkout, you'll be asked to hold up your phone and snap a photo. "The new generation, which is into selfies ... I think they'll find it cool. They'll embrace it," said Ajay Bhalla, who's in charge of coming up with innovative solutions for MasterCard's security challenges.

You have to download the MasterCard phone app to use the feature. MasterCard said a pop-up will ask for your authorization after you pay for something.

 If you go with facial recognition, you stare at the phone -- blink once -- and you're done. MasterCard's security researchers decided blinking is the best way to prevent a thief from just holding up a picture of you and fooling the system.

 

 

 

I guess now i have to search and delete all vedios where i blink my eyes.

 

Source:http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/01/technology/mastercard-facial-scan/

[Sidiox]

I love how they word it "they'll find it cool". Meaning "we think it is absolutely stupid but hey this is what the people want these days so we do it"

[You_are_a_cunt]

Of all the retarded ideas I've heard in the past months, this takes the top spot, hands down.

[Alurit]

what is wrong with using PIN codes?

[The_Strict_Nein]

"Quick, what do kids like these days!"

"Selfies and memes sir"

"Excellent"

Be prepared to be able to pay using Rare Pepes with Mastercard soon.

[Deletive]

Great now getting milk/groceries at 6 in the morning is even harder because if I look like shit my mastercard will be declined. 

Just Great /s 
 

"The new generation, which is into selfies ... I think they'll find it cool. They'll embrace it," said Ajay Bhalla, 

 

Yes totally what I needed! Because when i'm looking at security I'm totally wanting to "embrace it"  , Should I post it to instagram too? Can I use a filter? #MyNewPINselfie

 

OT: This is dumb. I feel embracing security doesn't feel secure at all.

[UnknownEngineer]

Well, in terms of security it doesn't seem easy to fake, that's about it. And TBH that's all it needs to be. Otherwise this is just odd.

[Maslofski]

Nope™

[zacRupnow]

This is disgusting.

[Xsilent(X)]

this is easy to get around! if someone finds a picture of you on facebook or watever they can use that picture to scan it.

[MrRavens]

*face desk*

Better hope no one gets a pic of you with your eyes closed haha.

[TorqueS]

What the actual...?

 

I suggest using our butts instead of faces. That way it would be very hard for scammers to duplicate your photo.

The only thing that worries me is how would I look in a super-market, attempting to pay for the products I got.

SELLER: Please verify your ID.

ME:*Gently takes the camera...rips the trousers off...asks the customer behind to get a good angle*

 

Seriously...it seems like ”Technological advances lead to stupid people” becomes more and more legit every day.

[Yog]

So this is how the world ends...was hoping for something more spectacular.

[evilarceus]

Out of all the things you can think of for security, THIS is their plan?

(600th post HYPPPPPUUUUUU)

[GoldSrc]

"You stare at the phone and blink", how secure.

[NumLock21]

50 years from now, when a grandchild ask their grand parents what it's like when you were young, the only story they can tell Is about taking selfies. How sad is that.

[lightningterror]

To laugh or to cry .. I'm not sure which to do.

[mr moose]

I've already gone one further. I have the Mastercard selfy stick payment system.  I just hit the shop clerk with the selfy stick until they let me take the goods.

[Sors]

So now when costumer's info is leaked from a retailer, the criminals will also have a face to match all your data.  Just great.

[Octagoncow]

I'll bite and say that the idea is kind of neat. I'm not really a selfie person; but, it would be a nice layer of security if you're looking for it.

As to the people saying that a thief can hold up a picture of your eyes being closed, the app looks for the action of blinking your eyes, not your eyes being closed. So a picture of your eyes being closed or open wouldn't work. I bet a video of you blinking would though (although I'm not sure how they'd get ahold of that).