photo of Whole Foods new biometric hand scanner, to allow customers to quickly pay for food... in exchange for their handprint data.

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   #RedOctober 4 The #Phillies (thetechtutor@me.dm)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Apr-2023 10:22:51 JST #RedOctober 4 The #Phillies

   Whole Foods, owned by Amazon, now has biometric handprint scanning to pay for your groceries.

   When I expressed my concern, the feller behind the counter said, “It’s just like the biometric scanner on your phone…”

   “Um, no, it’s not,” I replied. “Because THAT biometric data is on MY device, not yours.”

   He shrugged in response.

   I don’t advise you to go this route, friends. Not until there are more legal standards and protections in place to protect consumers.

   #privacy #security