Starbucks embraces mobile payments with start-up square

Christopher Hoofnagle quoted in Reuters, August 9, 2012

“There are a number of problems there—from somebody stealing your device to the problem of the drive-by download,” said Chris Hoofnagle, a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley Law School. “On the other hand, maybe presenting your name and face could reduce skimming risk—of somebody taking your card and copying the information.”