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Selfies will no longer be seen as a symptom of narcissism, but rather a daily necessity according to MasterCard’s forthcoming pay-with-your-face feature. The experimental ID checker allows customers to use their phone’s front-facing camera to activate a biometric security system to access their account.

I know what you’re thinking—what if my long lost evil twin gets wind of this and tries clearing out my savings? Well, I guess you’d call that a predicament. But this new form of identification can’t be any more threatening than Paywave or scribbling your name on a receipt. The future is now people, good luck to us all.

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