Friday, March 4, 2011

Credit Card Users Want Biometrics

Credit card biometrics: The future of data security (CreditCards.com)
If consumers get their way, credit cards with biometric security features will no longer be the stuff of spy movies, but a mainstream alternative to those that rely on sloppy signatures and forgotten passwords.
One quote in the article hints that single factor biometric authentication is the way to go.
"With fingerprint technology, people don't have to fish through their wallet or purse to try to find their credit cards to make a payment," says Riso.
I believe the physical card will and should be kept around for a while, yet.

Apart from this minor quibble, the article provides a good synthesis of the state of public opinion, differing biometric modalities, customers and service providers.

Earlier post on the Unisys poll referenced in the article