Scary little article from Coupons in the News about two Japanese firms using fingerprints to replace digital coupons. Read the entire article here. I will say the Japanese seem more accepting of this type of technology, while Americans say hell, no!!
Would coupon scammers be as likely to cheat the system if they knew their store would scan their fingerprint while checking out? Would any shoppers be willing to volunteer this piece of personally identifiable information, If it meant they didn’t have to carry around coupons, cash or even a smartphone anymore?
