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Amazon introduced One, a system to pay with the palm of your hand

2020-09-29T18:50:39.776Z


It does not require an account in the service. How does it work.


09/29/2020 - 12:52

  • Clarín.com

  • Technology

Amazon presented

Amazon One on

Tuesday

,

a system with which users can pay in a store with the palm of their hand, access a stadium or their work office.

The company said it will introduce this contactless system in selected Amazon Go stores, specifically in two stores in the US city of Seattle, where it

will add a device at the entrance

of the store for customers to use to pay.

In addition to being used to pay, the company stated on its blog that Amazon One will also allow you to present a loyalty card, as well as to enter a stadium or work.

Amazon stressed that the service is designed to be "

highly secure and uses custom algorithms and hardware

to create a person's unique palm signature."

The device for paying with the palm of your hand.

AP Photo

"The Amazon One device is protected by multiple security checks and the palm images are never stored on the Amazon One device. Rather,

the images are encrypted and sent to a highly secure area that we custom create in the cloud.

, where we created your palm signature, "the statement said.

The reason the company selected palm recognition is because "it

is considered more private than some biometric alternatives

" because "a person's identity cannot be determined by mimicking an image of their palm," and it allows users "control when and where they use the service."

Also, the contactless system requires the user to make an intentional gesture by placing their palm on the device to use it, according to the company.

To use this service

it will not be necessary to have an Amazon account

, you will only need a mobile phone number and a credit card.

In this sense, users must insert their credit card and place the palm of their hand on the device.

Then you must follow the instructions to associate the card with the palm signature.

Users will also be able to choose between registering with a single palm or with both.

In the event that users want to stop using Amazon One after registering, the company has stated that deletion of associated data may be requested through the

device itself or through the online customer portal one.amazon.com.

Amazon One: pay with the palm of your hand.

Amazon Photo

Source: clarin

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