Amazon Expands Palm-Reader Checkout
The Amazon One biometric payment option, trialing in several Seattle-area Amazon-owned stores since September (see 2009290061), will be added to seven additional Whole Foods Market stores in Seattle over the coming months, blogged the company Wednesday. Seattle customers have been…
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using the palm readers in Amazon’s Go, Go Grocery, Books, 4-star and Pop Up stores, with “thousands” signing up, said Dilip Kumar, vice president-physical retail and technology. The Amazon One device is protected by multiple security controls and doesn’t store palm images; instead, they’re encrypted and sent to a “highly secure area” in the cloud.