Apple patent turns every stranger into an ATM

perksie · ‎01-02-2013

For a small fee of 16%:

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2013/01/apple-patent-would-let-you-len.html

Would you ever use this?

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jonsie · ‎01-02-2013

Not April the 1st already is it?

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Anonymous · ‎01-02-2013

Might be of use to people in rural areas but there are 65k (as of 2011) ATM in the country, massive rip off if those early charges are implemented, thats is the idea ever actually take off anyway.

Personally, not touch it with a barge pole and I can see people being mugged literally in the street.

Anonymous · ‎01-02-2013

Well that app won't be on my phone !

I can see someone accepting the request. You meet them. They know you have an iPhone = mugged !

Plus many outlets now have the technology to accept wireless payments by just waving your debit card in front of a scanner.

MI5 · ‎01-02-2013

That's one patent they can keep !!!

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Liquid · ‎01-02-2013

It's actually a great idea. If you ignore how society is haha.

Unless you get insurance from potential mugging included with it I spy a lot of lawsuits.

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Anonymous · ‎01-02-2013

Too early for April fools day

Anonymous · ‎01-02-2013

I can't see this taking either, if it is true.

As bandofbrothers said, the advent of contact-less payment and societies ills, will stop this from becoming big.