CE 20: Shoppers can pay by fingerprint
Shoppers Can Pay by Fingerprint
"Suppermarket customers are being offereed the chance to pay for their shopping by using a fingerprint."
"Hello Jetsons, what would you like to purchase today?" Haha, that is the first thing that came to mind upon reading this headline. Three stores in the Oxford area are offering this technology. It is the first of it's kind in Europe. Being able to pay by fingerprint means that customers no longer have to carry around cash or even credit cards. The system is already in the United States and there are 2.5 million shoppers already signed up for it. The only problem with this method of payment is that it may not work for those who have actually worn down their fingerprints through their work. For example, builders, who work so often with their hands, will have slightly worn down their fingerprints. Also, surgeons might have the same problem because they have to wash their hands so often.
Katherine, sorry you can pay by fingerprint. =P
Another problem would be that the retailers might not want to pay for the technology to update their systems. But honestly? This type of technology will be all over the place and they will need to update sooner or later. So oh well!
"Suppermarket customers are being offereed the chance to pay for their shopping by using a fingerprint."
"Hello Jetsons, what would you like to purchase today?" Haha, that is the first thing that came to mind upon reading this headline. Three stores in the Oxford area are offering this technology. It is the first of it's kind in Europe. Being able to pay by fingerprint means that customers no longer have to carry around cash or even credit cards. The system is already in the United States and there are 2.5 million shoppers already signed up for it. The only problem with this method of payment is that it may not work for those who have actually worn down their fingerprints through their work. For example, builders, who work so often with their hands, will have slightly worn down their fingerprints. Also, surgeons might have the same problem because they have to wash their hands so often.
Katherine, sorry you can pay by fingerprint. =P
Another problem would be that the retailers might not want to pay for the technology to update their systems. But honestly? This type of technology will be all over the place and they will need to update sooner or later. So oh well!
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