April 25, 2007 6:34 AM PDT

Nokia, carriers join mobile wallet plan

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Aim is to provide unified service that would allow retail customers to use their cell phone as a wireless wallet.

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2 comments

...and all we NEED now..: ..is a cellphone operated front door lock (&car lock/starter)! bluetooth anyone??!!
Posted by benje101 (1 comment ): April 25, 2007 9:44 AM (PDT) Like Reply Link Flag

lose your phone? it's like losing your ATM card with PIN: if you lose your phone, then it's like losing your ATM card with the PIN written on the back. how stupid is that?

"Consumers will be able to use a phone as a wallet or as an access card simply by waving it over a wireless reader--and in some cases punching a personal-identification number, or PIN, into the phone--similar to how travelers in Tokyo and London access public transport."

in "some cases" punching in a PIN? yikes! it's bad enough that if someone gets your credit card they can go to a gas station and fuel up every car in their family without worry. now losing your cell phone is the same way?
Posted by sadchild (261 comments ): April 25, 2007 12:57 PM (PDT) Like Reply Link Flag

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