The whole payment gateway transaction process is about to be shaken up with the new tokeniztion protocol which will be supported worldwide with merchants, payment gaeways, banks, etc. Pretty soon Google and Apple will have no access to user data or credit card number. It is a new protocol to help prevent identity and credit card theft. It is supposed to be up and running in a couple months. It basically means that each transaction has a unique ID that is only good for a limited time and then expires, thus making data breaches worthless because they only contain expired data.
I'm guessing that Google is less concerned about the 30% fee than Amazon is. Google is perfectly happy to give stuff away as long as they can track your purchases in return.
So googles spreading its unused service elsewhere? I've never understood google wallet and as far I see it points out that NFC is as good as putting ir into a device.
As near as I can tell, other than the top 30 AI posters, people generally trust/mistrust Google as much as any other major IT player. This will be a convenience for developers, and many app users will see and recognize the Wallet logo and feel at ease about the purchase, which will be backed by Google. Credit card charges are protected by the bank and by Google, so the risk of actually losing a damned penny to malicious code somewhere is very close to zero.
Yep, from my experience, most people adore Google. It's a little depressing, but Google's hard work has definitely paid off in the marketing department.
Yep, from my experience, most people adore Google. It's a little depressing, but Google's hard work has definitely paid off in the marketing department.
Absolutely agree. Google would be the last place I would want credi card info.
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Because...??
Seriously? You had to ask that question???? How about not wanting google to have your transaction history as part of their invasive database, let alone security issues by having google store your payment information.
As near as I can tell, other than the top 30 AI posters, people generally trust/mistrust Google as much as any other major IT player. This will be a convenience for developers, and many app users will see and recognize the Wallet logo and feel at ease about the purchase, which will be backed by Google. Credit card charges are protected by the bank and by Google, so the risk of actually losing a damned penny to malicious code somewhere is very close to zero.
BEEP! Wrong answer. Debit cards have no such protection by banks.
Seriously? You had to ask that question???? How about not wanting google to have your transaction history as part of their invasive database, let alone security issues by having google store your payment information.
It's reasonable to be uncomfortable with the notion of Google having your personal info in the first place. But they didn't get to where they are now by being lax with security. Google's business model relies on hiding what information they have about you from everyone else so that only they know where to place what ads.
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Don't follow. Who's making this happen? Why?
Storing money with Google? HAHAHAH! LOL! HAHHAHA… that was funny
Haha!
'In App' purchase . . . ka-ching . . . 30% fee to Apple. Thank you.
I'm guessing that Google is less concerned about the 30% fee than Amazon is. Google is perfectly happy to give stuff away as long as they can track your purchases in return.
So you want to store your credit card information with Google???
No F'ing way.
I don't understand, is this subject to Apple's 30% cut? If not, why would Apple allow the use of it in apps from the App Store?
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I don't understand, is this subject to Apple's 30% cut? If not, why would Apple allow the use of it in apps from the App Store?
They don't take the 30% for physical products and it is not going through Apples payment system.
As near as I can tell, other than the top 30 AI posters, people generally trust/mistrust Google as much as any other major IT player. This will be a convenience for developers, and many app users will see and recognize the Wallet logo and feel at ease about the purchase, which will be backed by Google. Credit card charges are protected by the bank and by Google, so the risk of actually losing a damned penny to malicious code somewhere is very close to zero.
Because he doesn't have an undying love for Google like you do and wants to keep his money from them?
And his purchase history.
Where did you read Google Play apps aren't safe? In general they're about as "safe" as those coming from Apple's App Store as far as I've read.
BadNews, fandroids: MILLIONS of Google Play downloads riddled with malware
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/android_malware_badnews/
Yep, from my experience, most people adore Google. It's a little depressing, but Google's hard work has definitely paid off in the marketing department.
Absolutely agree. Google would be the last place I would want credi card info.
Because...??
Seriously? You had to ask that question???? How about not wanting google to have your transaction history as part of their invasive database, let alone security issues by having google store your payment information.
As near as I can tell, other than the top 30 AI posters, people generally trust/mistrust Google as much as any other major IT player. This will be a convenience for developers, and many app users will see and recognize the Wallet logo and feel at ease about the purchase, which will be backed by Google. Credit card charges are protected by the bank and by Google, so the risk of actually losing a damned penny to malicious code somewhere is very close to zero.
BEEP! Wrong answer. Debit cards have no such protection by banks.
Seriously? You had to ask that question???? How about not wanting google to have your transaction history as part of their invasive database, let alone security issues by having google store your payment information.
It's reasonable to be uncomfortable with the notion of Google having your personal info in the first place. But they didn't get to where they are now by being lax with security. Google's business model relies on hiding what information they have about you from everyone else so that only they know where to place what ads.
BEEP! Wrong answer. Debit cards have no such protection by banks.
Well, if someone is making purchases with a debit card, they have bigger issues than paranoia about Google.