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I have purchased stuff on sites that have greatly simplified their payment process to the point I did not need to type anything at all! I click "Checkout"; the
by mrb 14y ago
I have purchased stuff on sites that have greatly simplified their payment process to the point I did not need to type anything at all! I click "Checkout"; the site displays a QR code; I scan it with my smartphone, which decodes it and prompts "Send 0.123 BTC to xxx?"; and I click "OK". Done.
This is how the purchasing experience looks like with Bitcoin which, for merchants, solves the fraud problem. Hence buyers do not need to give any billing information.
- pixl97 14y ago>Send 0.123 BTC to xxx How is 'xxx' determined? Looks like a great place to install malware that overtops the sites QR with its own and sends the payment off to the wrong place.
- mrb 14y ago'xxx' is read from the QR code. The attack vector you mention is no different than malware that intercepts your credit card number when typing it in.