rich1.0npub136r0c946pguuzps5eu3tv47jh5pyfxvmty9wt7prgj3krm2py8eqwpj3wfhttps://nostr.ae/npub136r0c946pguuzps5eu3tv47jh5pyfxvmty9wt7prgj3krm2py8eqwpj3wfnjumphttps://nostr.ae📅 Original date posted:2015-02-10 📝 Original message:Why would anyone want to do anything about payment before choosing what he wants to buy and for what price? I've never used Amazon but isn't filling a form with shipping information enough? 2015-02-10 11:21 GMT+01:00 Natanael <natanael.l at gmail.com>: > BIP70 is a protocol for getting a user's wallet client communicate with a > merchant's server in order to agree on details like where to send the > payment, how much to send, what the shipping address is, sending a receipt > back, and much more using various extensions that adds more functionality. > > There could even be advanced functionality for automatically negotiating > terms. One example could be selecting a multisignature arbitrator both sides > trust. Another could be to agree on the speed and type of delivery. Many > more types of decisions could be automatically agreed upon. > > But as it is now, it is designed to be initiated at the time of payment. If > you always want next-day delivery from online stores then you won't always > know if that's an option until you've filled the digital basket and gone > through checkout. If you only want to shop with an arbitrator involved same > thing applies. > > Everything that BIP70 enables happens at the last step only, as it is right > now. > > If there could be a BIP70 HTML tag on web shops that automatically triggered > your wallet as soon as you visit the page, it would be possible for a > browser extension that talks to your wallet to tell you right away if the > web shop you're currently looking at has terms you consider acceptable or > not (note: if your wallet client isn't installed on or linked to that same > machine, a visible Qr code would be an acceptable alternative which you can > scan in advance before you start shopping). This notification can even be > automatically updated as you add and remove things from your cart and > details like shipping options change. > > This would massively simplify the shipping experience and make every web > shop feel like Amazon. > > Of course this has privacy implications and increases exposure to potential > wallet exploits, but the wallet can ask you if you intend to shop or not at > each site before it even connects and send any information at all in order > to mitigate both of those problems. This way it should be reasonably safe. > > Another option would be to automatically connect but limit what data is sent > in order to remain privacy preserving, until the user agrees to send private > information. > > This second method would also open up for the merchant to other send > relevant information such as details about various certifications from third > parties, which can include a certification that shows they have been been > audited and approved by by entity X for purpose Y. If your wallet has that > entity whitelisted it will show you that certificate (for example "Acme > Audits have audited and approves of Merchant M's privacy policy and data > protection"). With a list of predefined types of certifications that the > wallet understand and accepts, it could (by choice of the user) require a > certificate to be present to even allow you to make a purchase (lack of > required certifications would result in automatic denial). No certificate = > your wallet never proceed to send private information. > > Thoughts? > > - Sent from my tablet > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your > hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a > look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development >