Amazon wipes the palm of its customer’s hand for $ 10… a potential security risk

Today, Tuesday, reports revealed that the American company “Amazon” pays its customers if they agree to scan the palm of their hands in the fingerprint recognition system “Amazon One”.

Amazon said that customers who link the palm of their hand to their company account will receive the reward, which will be added to their credit account, according to the TechCrunch website.
Amazon One was launched last September as an easy way to pay in the company’s stores.

Users simply place their palms over Amazon’s scanners, which recognize a unique palm print based on lines and vein patterns, and this information can be used to verify payments in stores, as well as an alternative to entry tickets to stores.

Amazon One is currently available at 50 US locations, including whole food stores and Amazon Go stores. In April, the company said that “thousands” of customers had signed up for the service, although the company did not respond to a request for comment. on this promotion.

But the service alarmed some technology experts, who considered it unnecessary, especially with the availability of similar benefits offered by contactless payment cards.

Many critics have also warned that the service may pose a potential security risk, expressing concerns about a company such as Amazon in particular collecting such data, especially as it has been criticized in the past for pushing new technology in uncomfortable ways, namely selling discrimination algorithms. Face biased, expanding its network of home surveillance cameras connected to the police.