In the latest strategy to separate you from your money as quickly and painlessly as possible, Google gave attendees at a recent Google I/O session a sneak peek at an “early prototype stage” of its new, no-hands mobile payment system. Details are scarce, but the new method, which involves an app and a phrase ("I'd like to pay with Google"), will be tested in the years ahead at McDonald's and Papa John's franchises in the Bay Area.
“No longer forage through your pocket or your bag,” McDonald's Chief Digital Officer Atif Rafiq told the Google I/O crowd. “... the app lets us verify that it's you ... It's an entirely new level of convenience.” And security threat? Google, says GeekWire , addresses security on its website: “When you make a purchase, your full card details will not be shared with stores ... We’ll also alert you to any unusual activity so you can go hands-free and be worry-free.”
