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A Comprehensive Outline of the Security Behind Apple Pay
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But you trust Target, HomeDepot, Neiman Marcus and every other mom and pop retailer who scans and stores your Credit Card Account Number?
There is just no logic with some people...
we get it already your a andriod user. But u loose
Pay extra layer of securitywe get it already your a andriod user. But u loose
Apple Pay, from the makers of The Fappening.
Coming soon to an iPhone near you.
We'll wait for this to start in the US
We'll wait for it to catch on and become huge in the US
We'll wait for it to be international
We'll wait for it to arrive at our country in this one hip place
We'll wait for it to get adapted and become widespread
I wish this whole process could be faster.
We'll wait for it to catch on and become huge in the US
We'll wait for it to be international
We'll wait for it to arrive at our country in this one hip place
We'll wait for it to get adapted and become widespread
I wish this whole process could be faster.
we get it already your a andriod user. But u loose
Ummm, I bought a iPhone 6+ 128GB SG buddy. I just use all devices that come to market. I also can guarantee that I'm just as secure using any device. There would be no way for you to be able to use my Google Wallet if you stole one of my Android devices. No way.
A password isn't secure either.
As far as I understand it, if someone robs you, they just take your watch, demand your pin/password, and tap it in to check it. The watch won't even need the pin to be entered again as the thief goes on a major shopping spree at your expense.
A password is secure if you make a good one. abc123 isn't going to cut it though. lol.
The "hacker" also used his own phone/print so that he would have unlimited tries. He admitted that would not be the case when trying to hack someone else's phone, as it has timed lockouts after successive TouchID failures.
Yes, that's why people are dying all over the place. Apple forums are responsible for the ritualistic suicides of thousands of religious cultists daily.
Also, it's Flavor Aid. To be clear.
Yeah, and most banks prefer to issue debit cards, or check cards (same thing). Most banks will also team with a credit card provider to give you credit-car-like features on your debit card, which is why I don't have to enter a pin at the gas station (it defaults to reading the card as credit instead of debit).
But as far as I'm aware, it it's got a pin it's a debit card.
Police would stoop that low and make that statement they need to do their job the old-fashioned way.
fear is the mind killer.
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A password isn't secure either.
As far as I understand it, if someone robs you, they just take your watch, demand your pin/password, and tap it in to check it. The watch won't even need the pin to be entered again as the thief goes on a major shopping spree at your expense.
i live in a tourist neighborhood next to a bad neighborhood -- people are getting mugged all the time. have not heard of a case where the thugs wait around for authentication credential exchanges.
they take the goods and get out, in seconds. maybe hit you in the head for kicks.
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incorrect. the fappening was possible due to social engineering and the darknet of password crackers.
I am not going to say flat out that you are wrong but I am pretty sure you are. The tech in your wallet is something that does not have a randomized token for every transaction. It has a two step authentication, but it is not unique for that transaction. On top of that, the people where you are making the purchase at, still get your information, such as name, card number, etc.... Apple Pay not only make the buying process anonymous from the people you purchase from but also uses a randomized token for every individual purchase, that token coming from the authorization of your fingerprint.
I don't think anybody is saying this will replace currency. I mean, they're not trying to get people to use Apple Bucks, or something stupid like that.
For me, however, there's a good chance it'll replace my credit cards. And while you're right, that's just a convenience thing, I don't carry cash. So that would replace my wallet. So Apple's claim is pretty on the nose for my personal use case.
Now if I could just get it to replace my drivers license.
It would be nice if police (or anyone needing your ID) could scan a QR code and pull it up. So you get pulled over, just use your phone and they scan it. This would also allow them to look up people faster, and would be harder to fake an ID
Anything you need to tell yourself to feel safer about having Apple handle your financial information.
nah.. it's been 'approaching' for quite some time now.. for instance, 5% of u.s currency is in the form of cash... the other 95% exists only as numbers in computers.
