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Facial recognition Australia: How face payment technology could transform the way you pay [Video]

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Customers using their face to make payments at shops could become a reality in Australia, however researchers warn it comes at a price.

Facial recognition payments are already in practice in places like China and the USA, which uses biometric data from your face to complete transactions.

There’s no need for a wallet or phone; your face alone will pay the bill.

Using biometric data from your face to make payments without a wallet or phone is becoming popular. (Stock image) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

In a growing cashless society, researchers from the Queensland University of Technology and University of Technology have looked into how it might succeed – or fail – in Australia.

Dr Shasha Wang told 9News.com.au retailers in Australia could use the technology to stop shoplifters in their tracks more easily.

“Facial recognition payment technology (FRPT) is different from retailer surveillance systems that use facial recognition technology (e.g., cameras recording and detecting/recognizing individuals),” she said.

“Both are based on facial recognition …

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