Payment authentication can now be done with selfies

[Martin-O2]

Mastercard are rolling out a new way of verifying your identity for online transactions using selfies! Along with fingerprint verification you can now use a snap of yourself to verify online payments. 

Article here

What do you guys think of this? Is it a good thing or do you have concerns about the move towards biometric identification? 

[Cleoriff]

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@viridis wrote:
This is the most stupid, retarded, idiotic idea that any bank ever came up with.
Why on earth do we need to encourage more of this narcissistic behaviour when these pouting dressed up prats take selfie with almost everything they do in life.
Not being funny, but entering a pin is quicker, and there's no need to pout like a deformed duck while doing it either.

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God that made me laugh Here ya go @viridis

[Curr946]

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@Martin-O2 wrote:

@Curr946 I do remember dolly! What ever happened to her? 

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She died in some institute in Edinburgh in February 2003.

[viridis]

It is tho innit,
Go out for meal, slapper taking selfie, go out to park, idiots taking selfie, go to cinema, idiots taking selfies. In cars, on busses, at home, at school, just walking dog...all taking God damn selfies.
Day trip out= 0 pics of where you been, but 200 pics of some ugly pout with a little scenery behind.
And now in queues for shops and other payments....
No thanks narcissus

[Curr946]

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@viridis wrote:
It is tho innit,
Go out for meal, slapper taking selfie, go out to park, idiots taking selfie, go to cinema, idiots taking selfies. In cars, on busses, at home, at school, just walking dog...all taking God damn selfies.
Day trip out= 0 pics of where you been, but 200 pics of some ugly pout with a little scenery behind.
And now in queues for shops and other payments....
No thanks narcissus

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You seem passionate about this subject. Ps, this is NOT me   

[Martin-O2]

Poor dolly 

I do agree somewhat @viridis the constant need to take selfies can get tiresome although I do feel they have there place. There's certainly no need for the constant stream over social media though 

[viridis]

I just have a belief, that the view of our short stay on earth should be remembered for the fantastic views, Natural or man made, there is to see on this world.....
And not the duck faced tart standing in front of them.

[Bambino]

I think that for authentication photos, they won't accept a Zoolander type photo. They will require you to post a photo similar to what your passport or driving license pic looks like.

[anticpated]

Maybe they could use the files original metadata like timestamp, user details to verify ownership. Either way still a bad idea. I remember Google's facial recognition being hit and miss.

[jonsie]

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@viridis wrote:
I just have a belief, that the view of our short stay on earth should be remembered for the fantastic views, Natural or man made, there is to see on this world.....
And not the duck faced tart standing in front of them.

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You don't own a selfie stick then...? No me neither!....but you cant move in Thailand for Chinese tourists waving them about and trying to get past them blocking everything worth photographing makes my blood boil. I hate them with a passion normally reserved for Liverpool FC! 

[Curr946]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@viridis wrote:
I just have a belief, that the view of our short stay on earth should be remembered for the fantastic views, Natural or man made, there is to see on this world.....
And not the duck faced tart standing in front of them.

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You don't own a selfie stick then...? No me neither!....but you cant move in Thailand for Chinese tourists waving them about and trying to get past them blocking everything worth photographing makes my blood boil. I hate them with a passion normally reserved for Liverpool FC! 

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I do... LOL Don't shoot me, it's never been used. I won it from some irnbru competition. Just remember I had it when @jonsie mention them