2023-05-23 04:43:13
- Amazon added an age verification feature to its palm-scanning payment system that allows users to purchase alcohol with a swipe.
- The company introduced the system, called Amazon One, in 2020.
- Amazon One is now being used in some restaurants and stadiums, as well as several Amazon supermarket chains.
Amazon added a feature to its palm-scanning payment system that will allow users to purchase alcohol with just a swipe.
The system, called Amazon One, allows people to pay for items by placing the palm of their hand on a scanning device. To buy alcohol, users must upload a government-issued ID to Amazon One’s website, the company wrote in a letter on Monday. blog post. Amazon said it does not store user IDs and that documentation is verified by a third-party provider.
Bartenders will be able to verify that the Amazon One user is of legal age through a “21+” message displayed when using the device, and by “visual matching” the user with a user-uploaded photo displayed on the screen, according to the blog post.
Amazon introduced its palm scanning technology in 2020, framing the system as a means to make customers’ shopping experience faster and more efficient. Introduced Amazon One in some of its Fresh supermarkets and Go convenience stores, along with select Whole Foods locations. Sports and entertainment venues have also embraced the technology, while Panera Bread began to test Amazon One at two of its restaurants earlier this year.
For starters, the Coors Field ballpark in Denver, Colorado, will allow attendees to use Amazon One to purchase alcohol, Amazon said.
Amazon One and other payment systems that use biometric data have been faced some rejection by privacy advocates. Amazon argue that palm recognition is more private than other biometric systems “because a person’s identity cannot be determined by looking at an image of their palm.”
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