The palm recognition system is billed as an advantage over tap-to-pay and other contactless systems that still require some kind of physical item, including Amazon's computer vision-basedtech.It's also potentially helpful for businesses. It makes sure that alcohol buyers are of legal age, and the deeper nature of the scans create a distinctive vector"signature" that supposedly can't be copied.
The approach has its critics, however. Activists have called on music venues and other locations to drop Amazon One over . While Amazon touts secure cloud storage for palm signatures as well as anti-tampering protections, opponents are concerned governments could use the data to track protesters and marginalized people. Objectors are also worried hackers could still take and abuse data.Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team.