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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

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Apr-2023 10:23:42 JST myrmepropagandist

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     @thetechtutor

     Ew.

     Why would I want to touch something when paying?

     I'm very happy just waving my watch phone or card at things...

     although contactless payment can make you look like a real simpleton if you try to use it in the wrong place.

     "honey, are you trying to cast a spell or something? You gotta put your card in the slot..."

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Apr-2023 14:22:11 JST clacke

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     • Kat Marchán 🐈
     @zkat @thetechtutor Fair point, but it sounds like they may have started it. ?
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     Kat Marchán 🐈 (zkat@toot.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Apr-2023 14:22:12 JST Kat Marchán 🐈

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     @thetechtutor my dude why are you arguing with a cashier about this

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     R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd: (rl_dane@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Apr-2023 14:55:02 JST R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

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     @thetechtutor

     I mean, the tragedy is that your phone isn't much more yours than that blasted palm scanner.

     The sheer evil genius of Apple and others to get people to buy products that they will never be able to own.

     The future is *SO* dumb.

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