There is no way I'd be able to fit the question into the question line...
Anyway, a chain of grocery stores in my area are now accepting "fingerprint payments." What this means is they have your debit account in their computer system and you simply slide your finger over a print recognition device to pay. The device can also be used in place of scanning your member card.
Now I'm not saying this is the end of the world or anything like that, but do find it rather disturbing for the following reasons. Why would anyone in their right mind let a private company keep their fingerprint on record? Furthermore, why would anyone let a company who is able to keep track of their purchasing habits (amount of alcohol they buy, amount they spend on groceries, etc.) hold not only their fingerprint, but bank account info too? What if the company's database were infiltrated?
What is your reaction to this and similar technologies?
2006-06-10
03:51:18
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Luke J
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