Biometrics and Business

Biometrics and BusinessTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1666, Segment 2

Aug 17, 2021 • 15m

Amazon’s brick-and-mortar stores and some Whole Foods Markets, you can link your credit card to your palm print and pay for your groceries by just waving your hand over a scanner. You probably already unlock your smartphone with your face or your fingerprint, so a palm print is no stretch. But the Amazon system is drawing concern from US lawmakers and privacy advocates. Ari Waldman, a professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, explains. (Segment produced by Sam Faulconer)

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