@ Luigi - as a man who just left his wallet at work and will have to drive through rush hour to retrieve, I could see how this would be nice, 7-digit pin or not.
@ Paul - You may be able to take my credit card without me noticing, but you're not going to get my finger without a fight! Besides, what good is the finger if you don't have the 7-digit pin? Also, I'd imagine you can't just whack someone's finger off, waltz into a store, and put the finger on a scanner without causing a bit of a scene.
@ Sean - I live in a fairly big city and I've never seen one of these. Don't confuse your own experiences with reality. I'd say that these things are indeed rare, if you consider the percentage of shops that take, say, MasterCard, and compare it with the number of shops that have biometric payment.
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@ Luigi - as a man who just left his wallet at work and will have to
drive through rush hour to retrieve, I could see how this would be
nice, 7-digit pin or not.
@ Paul - You may be able to take my credit
card without me noticing, but you're not going to get my finger
without a fight! Besides, what good is the finger if you don't have
the 7-digit pin? Also, I'd imagine you can't just whack someone's
finger off, waltz into a store, and put the finger on a scanner
without causing a bit of a scene.
@ Sean - I live in a fairly big city and I've never seen one of these. Don't confuse your own experiences with reality. I'd say that these things are indeed rare, if you consider the percentage of shops that take, say, MasterCard, and compare it with the number of shops that have biometric payment.