Though many have been cautious about prospects for mobile commerce and payment systems because of security issues, some think smart phones actually will prove to be far more secure than most password-protected operations.
That might not allay all concerns, but does suggest we are yet early in the process of figuring out how mobile commerce actually provides huge value, and supports huge ecosystems of value.
As it is starting to appear, smart phones are becoming a more valuable part of any multifactor authentication process, as the smart phone is the device most people carry with them always, and is a logical device for biometric assessment.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Security Concerns About Mobile Commerce Might be Quite Wrong
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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