Community | June 19, 2008 | 5 comments

Paying by fingerprint at the supermarket

source: http://www.stunning-stuff.com/read-weird-news-stories/118.html?ci=l

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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.

An Edeka store in the southwest German town of Ruelzheim has piloted the technology since November, cutting out on time otherwise wasted scrabbling for coins or cards.

Paying with your fingerprint
The company plans to equip its stores across the region with the new technology.

Store manager Roland Fitterer said: "All customers need do is register once with their identity card and bank details, then they can shop straight away".

The technology is based on comparing the shopper's fingerprint with those stored in its database along with account details. Edeka bosses said they were confident the system could not be abused. The chance of two people having the same fingerprint is about one in 220 million.
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5 comments // Paying by fingerprint at the supermarket

  • gomezston
  • Sparky58
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      Sparky58  

    • Give new meaning to the five-fingered discount! With my luck, that one in 220 million who has my same fingerpint will have expensive tastes and there goes my bank account.

    • 3 years ago
  • mellowmuppet
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      mellowmuppet  

    • Going out without money would be ideal, Hitting the clubs and manageing to drop your coins all over the floor at a packed bar with disgruntled drunk people behind you is and always will be an issue.

      A simple 'Print please' would be so much easier.

      It would prolly allow people to binge drink more in that situation though lol also there would be those people who think health and safety will be an issue...

    • 3 years ago
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  
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    • Thanks for the payment, can I offer you the chance to sign up for our store card? It's really very simple, we just need a small sample of DNA...

    • 3 years ago
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