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I'm always skeptical of "before technology" comparison because they rarely account for the radical differences of the world today, like scale. But in this case
by afavour 3y ago
I'm always skeptical of "before technology" comparison because they rarely account for the radical differences of the world today, like scale.
But in this case the comparison doesn't really work. If Bob went to a new town he could introduce himself as Dave and no-one would be any the wiser.
By comparison eyeball scans are owned by a private company, infinitely replicable and reusable. They could follow you absolutely everywhere you go without your permission.
- joe_the_user 3y agoAlso, biometrics aren't like people recognizing each other. They eventually have to be become data sent over a network so they're basically a password/id designed/assumed to not be alterable or spoofable - but that assumption is generally false. Hacking can happen from anything from someone getting private info to someone walking around with a mask. And here, as mentioned, there's no password resets available.
- crimsontech 3y agoI wonder how we handle stolen biometric data? Do we invalidate it like a stolen certificate? Sorry sir, your eye has been revoked, you can no longer authenticate to this, or any of our partner services.
- soco 3y agoIt's difficult to have your eye stolen (let's not get into gore please). But they could simply hack the backend, and say your eye belong to someone else. The app now shows Bob the bank robber being Dave the bank manager, just long enough to empty the vaults. Oh it was on blockchain so you can see afterwards that it was actually Bob?
- psd1 3y agoOr the inept might trade their IDs for instant cash, as is actually happening (reportedly). Since Worldcoin is bribing 3rd-world grannies to sign up. I know that HN is crawling with individual-responsibility people. To those people I say: do you shrug coldly when your aged mothers get scammed? Are villages without electricity fair game?
- salad-tycoon 3y agoWorse still, Your eyeballs are scanned now everyone will think you are Bob, even if you actually are Dave, because that’s what the app says. Doesn’t matter what you say or argue because the app says you are Bob and the app is never wrong. I was at Walmart buying some heavily discounted gel blasters. I ordered them for pickup originally but then thought “Walmart employee will misplace it “accidentally” and then buy it when the shift is over” (it happens, a lot). As such, I decide to go myself and pick them up. Turns out Walmart online vs in store clearance price is a big difference so I ask for a price adjustment at the register. I wait for the super user trainer expert person who then calls more super expert backup. They proceed to explain to me that they could do a price adjustment but the app says there are none in stock. Mind you I have the blasters right there at the register and explain to them that these products actually are in stock and say “can we all agree that we are all seeing the same thing right here?” Answer: sorry, no because again the app says it’s not in stock and we no longer have that product. The app says no and what the app says is final. Dammit. You are Bob and these gel blasters in front of us don’t exist. Goodluck Bob.
- pschuegr 3y agoKafka wept
- evolve2k 3y agoMy mistake, I’ve just remembered these must already be mine. Proceeds to walk out with them.
- spiderfarmer 3y agoThat’s what I would have done.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoTake as many as you like