Fingerprint readers aren’t easier to crack, but they’re easy enough to spoof. That’s certainly getting harder - just like spoofing facial recognition is - but ultimately biometrics are heavily flawed as a security method. Primarily, it’s almost impossible for a person to change their biomentrics, meaning once they are compromised there is little if anything that can be done.
I would say that you shouldn’t use Google Pay. You should revert to using your card directly, particularly contactless card purchases. Not only will this give you better consumer rights in the event of any dispute, but also you won’t be giving even more detail to Google.
Even so, cash is king. You can always haggle a lower price if you’re paying in cash, particularly when you highlight the 1.5% that card providers (MasterCard and VISA) levy for all card transactions, on top of their statutory fee.
Fingerprint readers aren’t easier to crack, but they’re easy enough to spoof. That’s certainly getting harder - just like spoofing facial recognition is - but ultimately biometrics are heavily flawed as a security method. Primarily, it’s almost impossible for a person to change their biomentrics, meaning once they are compromised there is little if anything that can be done.
I would say that you shouldn’t use Google Pay. You should revert to using your card directly, particularly contactless card purchases. Not only will this give you better consumer rights in the event of any dispute, but also you won’t be giving even more detail to Google.
Even so, cash is king. You can always haggle a lower price if you’re paying in cash, particularly when you highlight the 1.5% that card providers (MasterCard and VISA) levy for all card transactions, on top of their statutory fee.