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On Sept. 12th, Amazon will lose the patent to its 1-Click feature it filed almost 20 years ago. According to thirtybees, it will be a game changer in e-commerce as any vendor will have access to the feature and will shape the future of e-commerce in the coming years . Amazon applied for the patent back 1997, but was granted the rights in 1999. The company has gone to court defending the validity of patent over the years. Plenty of web retailers are preparing for the expiration. My advice hide your wallets.
What next? The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is in the process of drafting a set of specifications for consistently implementing one-click purchases. Involved with the drafting are Google, Apple, and Facebook. This would involve storing credit card numbers and address information in your browser and having your browser communicate directly with the payment gateway. Some of the standards have already been implement in Google's Chrome and Chrome Mobile browsers.
Source: https://www.hardocp.com/news/2017/08/18/amazons_1click_patent_expires_next_month/
(Score: 2) by Justin Case on Sunday August 20 2017, @12:02PM (1 child)
No. Never. Nope. Sorry, but uh... NO. Bad idea. BAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDD!!!!!
Clearly there is some kind of mental illness running rampant. Better remove the infected brains ASAP to save those who still remain.
(Score: 1) by Virindi on Monday August 21 2017, @12:12AM
The only thing that matters is convenience.
Computer security is some magic crap that nobody really understands. It's best to just leave dealing with that to the experts, but keep in mind that some of them are grumpy old people who like to get in the way of our lives. They need to stay in their lane and just make sure things are secure once the smart people have already come up with the product design.