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Sony patent could let players tap a credit card on their PlayStation controller to buy games (www.dexerto.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

You better hope all the kids' parents keep their credit cards locked up in a faraday cage. All it takes is waving the controller past, and the charge is made. It's a lot different than having to take the card out and type in the numbers.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    No? It's no different.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    My point is, it's hard to read the credit card numbers when they're not visible inside a wallet or pocket. It's the difference between having to ask to use the credit card and just using it without the parent noticing (until it shows up on the bill). Point-of-sale equipment to charge credit cards by tap aren't exactly something people leave their kids unattended with.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    This would be kinda crazy to happen by accident. The person would have to be in the cart and have the card accidentally register. You can also set a PIN or require password entry before purchases are made as an already existing security measure. Those things would protect this as well. Idk if theyre automatically set up on a child account but I hope so

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    I wonder if someone could trigger it by sitting on the controller or tapping it against someone's wallet pocket. Doesn't matter, because I'm done with PlayStation and Sony, despite having never owned one myself.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago*

    I did wonder about that. I'd assume no for sitting as my card doesn't work until it's like half an inch from the scanner. For the wallet tap there's also simple software solutions like needing to opt IN to the controller pay and needing to confirm paying via controller on the console with a couple second timer before dismissing to avoid someone also confirming by accident. I think it's a fairly useless feature but it's neat in concept

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