Paying by Fingerprint at the Supermarket

*Note:Not your usual front page headline but I felt it fell within Zp News standards as it is an interesting tech article and even could fall under privacy and security, it is only a matter of time before this is seen in North America.~Moneoa*


Customers of a German supermarket chain will soon be able to pay for their shopping by placing their finger on a scanner at the check-out, saving the time spent scrabbling for coins or cards.


An Edeka store in the southwest German town of Ruelzheim has piloted the technology since November and now the company plans to equip its stores across the region.


“All customers need do is register once with their identity card and bank details, then they can shop straight away,” said store manager Roland Fitterer.


Read the complete story @ Yahoo News






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