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Paying via Fingerprint in the Supermarket?

5 April, 2005 (17:20) | Live, Play/Hacker Way of Life | By: Frank Michlick

Paying by Fingerprint at the Supermarket | Reuters.com


BERLIN (Reuters) – Customers of a German supermarket chain will soon be able to pay for
their shopping by placing their finger on a scanner at the check-out,
saving the time spent scrabbling for coins or cards.

Convenience or loss of privacy? To me somehow this idea is not appealing at all.

[via German Embassy Ottawa Newsletter]

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