Jewel-Osco, a grocery/pharmacy chain here in the states, has gone to fingerprint scanning as a payment option.
-P Cotty wrote: > One thing that I have noticed is the number of places in the UK which > won't even accept cheques (checks) anymore. Petrol stations especially. > Since converting to 'chip and pin' (no signature at checkout, just enter > PIN into a keypad) it seems everywhere and everyone uses debit cards. > I've just opened a new business account and although I get totally free > banking in the first year, next year the charges are significantly less > if paper can be kept out of the equation. That includes paying in as > well. A move closer to the 'paperless' society. In ten years you won't > even need a card - retinal scans and/or fingerprinting at the checkout. > They're trialing it now: > > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3706589.stm> > > They've actually finished the trial and at these shops you can pay by > fingerprint! > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
