My friend just sent this to me after seeing it at a Whole Foods in California:
With how easy it already is to tap a card, why would anybody sign up to use this for payment? It’s mind boggling to me.
Screw just your finger prints, Amazon already has access to that database thanks to the 5-0, so they now want to know every line on your hand! Best at least give people palm readings after the sign up! /s
Biometrics harvesting under the guise of “convenience”.
Unfortunately it is quite effective. People love this stuff.
wait till the next pandemic and they will be gone
B-b-b-b-but I get a one time free tootsie roll for signing up!
I heard that they accept DNA samples now, too.
Hmm.
Fuck giving Amazon biometrics. If i have to go to Whole Foods i use cash.
Seen these. Pretty creepy but some folks don’t mind.
But you said Amazon has access to my fingerprints? Got proof?
I ended that last chunck of text with /s. But at the same time, it wouldn’t suprise me at all if this was the case.
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I didn’t see the /s
They have these at my local Whole Foods too, I was horrified the first time I saw it. I have yet to see a single person use these devices, and I hope that is the common behavior.
Ah, the abuse of biometric data as a password.
These were also in Amazon’s failed “just walk out” store fronts. Ick.
It’s not hard to obtain someone’s biometric data. My concern wouldn’t be Amazon knowing my handprint (my government has my handprint, Amazon can just ask them if they want), but how incredibly easy it is to just get a print of someone else’s palm and charge them for your shopping. Pretty silly to use any biometrics as a primary authenticator rather than as a 2FA option.
One of the reasons I actually like Apple Pay (besides the convenience) is the fact that it randomly tokenizes your information so stores can’t track you as easily. That’s why the push for loyalty programs so they can continue to track you where they can’t by card anymore.
I am fairly sure it just tokenizes the card number and it’s not to prevent tracking. Most retail stores have been only storing tokenized card numbers for a while now, Apple Pay or not. With Apple Pay, it would be for card skimmer protection. Regular cards would still be vulnerable at the scanner.
The payment processor, your bank and the store still know who made the purchase.
I would do this if it wasn’t a part of the US tech-military-intelligence system. It is nice. I certainly don’t need it though. Don’t give these people the tools to kill more efficiently. Not like I can afford to shop at Whole Paycheck anyways
