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Mastercard to add fingerprint sensors to cards, won't follow strict Apple Pay security pol...
Please do tell how the hardware can be hacked.DanielEran said:
The issue isn't tokenization. it's how the hardware can be attacked. If you read the article that jumps out rather clearly.billybob88 said:also "In any case, there's no way they can implement the same kind of security policy that Apple developed for Touch ID and Apple Pay"
Here's a tip DED - Apple Pay is just VSTS - Visa Token Services https://usa.visa.com/partner-with-us/payment-technology/visa-digital-solutions.html and guess what, it's just as secure as the other systems.
Also, you don't hand your phone to random merchants. You do frequently do this with cards, particularly in the US. That give anyone access to a card with your prints already all over it for a long enough time to capture your print data while in possession of the card.So all around, having a sensor on the card is radically worse in terms of real world security than having an expensive phone that you don't hand around to others.Your criticism is welcome, but if you keep posting abusive comments your account will be terminated. Forums are provided for intelligent discourse on articles.
"There is no battery in the card. Instead, it is powered up only when it is inserted into a card reader, which provides power during the transaction.
This obviously means the print data isn't disabled when power is lost (because it's lost all the time when it's not in use), meaning that a lost card could be attacked with a false print at any point between being lost and discovered and reported stolen. It never resets."
EMV cards (the "chip") in the credit card is a really sophisticated piece of technology with processor(s) as well. These things wipe themselves securely when they detect tampering, and are fully encrypted. This technology has all but killed the satellite/cable hacking cards from years ago, and it's proved almost impossible to clone a chip/pin card. The EMV "hacks" that was published at BlackHat a few years ago was about a man in the middle due to bad implementations on the card reader software, nothing with the card itself. If someone is able to hack this hardware, they have managed to create a billion dollar industry for themselves across many systems.
So no, based on the capabilities of the chips and the success it has shown on previous implementations I don't believe that there is much cause for concern.
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Mastercard to add fingerprint sensors to cards, won't follow strict Apple Pay security pol...
also "In any case, there's no way they can implement the same kind of security policy that Apple developed for Touch ID and Apple Pay"
Here's a tip DED - Apple Pay is just VSTS - Visa Token Services https://usa.visa.com/partner-with-us/payment-technology/visa-digital-solutions.html and guess what, it's just as secure as the other systems.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 to feature dual camera array ala iPhone 7 Plus
Like the iPhone copied the dual camera ala the Hauwei P9.
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Analyst speculates Apple's OLED 'iPhone 8' could ditch embedded fingerprint sensor
Because clicks. Look how many just had to post that this isn't true.rogifan_new said:Why in the world are rumor sites even publishing this nonsense? No way in hell is Apple ditching Touch ID.
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Apple's Mac, iPad dodge an ugly new NSA hacker bomb targeting majority of Windows PCs glob...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/04/14/protecting-customers-and-evaluating-risk/
From Microsoft themselves.
"A spokesperson for Microsoft said that it is "reviewing the report and will take the necessary actions to protect our customers." yet they had a blog post up YESTERDAY already.
