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    Who needs credit cards?
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27661473/
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27471682/

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    Re: Cell phone makes wallets redundant in Japan

    Originally posted by SarperDomain View Post
    I asked that question 10 years ago and the answer is still "no one." Use cash everywhere u can. Credit cards?... One day they may be able to plug into your brain and add and subtract what you owe from it... Won't that be a wonderful world?

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      Re: Cell phone makes wallets redundant in Japan

      Babak and I just saw vending machines like that in Austria when we were there for DeepSec last week...




      all photos and videos from that trip are visible at this gallery here, btw.

      Seems like a neat concept in theory... but i'm sure that the protections are not as good in some implementations. Does it require a password at all times or can someone with your phone just key in whatever they want if they lift it from your pocket?
      "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
      - Trent Reznor

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        Re: Cell phone makes wallets redundant in Japan

        Originally posted by Greyhatter View Post
        One day they may be able to plug into your brain and add and subtract what you owe from it... Won't that be a wonderful world?
        As long as you don't need a bio-engineered mutant dolphin to retrieve your password if you forget it.
        A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.

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          Re: Cell phone makes wallets redundant in Japan

          Nice Johnny Mnemonic references.

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