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Kroger Testing Fingerprint Payment System

Posted by timothy on from the keep-them-secret-keep-them-safe dept.

MachineShedFred writes "CNN is reporting that The Kroger Company is testing the use of fingerprinting as means for payment at grocery stores. The article says that it has been well received by both college students and seniors. I, for one would love to see this rolled out to all of Kroger's stores, which include Fred Meyer, Ralph's, QFC, Fry's Marketplace (not the electronics stores), and others; however I'm sure some /.-ers will have privacy concerns as well as law enforcement cooperation issues..."

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  1. I ususally give them a finger, anyway... by Hormonal · · Score: 2, Funny
    When I'm buying rubbers, and I get 'the look' from the cashier, she gets a finger...

    no print, tho.

    fp?

  2. I cant wait by Lolaine · · Score: 1, Funny

    for a CSI episode based on this :D

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  3. Buying Rubbers & Posting to Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll take "Things that don't happen for $1000 Alex"

  4. huh, what? by sweeney37 · · Score: 3, Funny

    college kids + midnight kroger trips + fingerprinting = easier drug busts!

    Mike

  5. great.... by eyeball · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now someone will steal my thumb instead of my wallet.

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  6. Which finger? by rknop · · Score: 5, Funny

    The folks at the Kroger closest to where I live are very unfriendly and frequently downright nasty. I hate to think what the work environment must be like for everybody there to want to lash out at anybody who comes into the store... as a result, usually my wife and I drive a bit further to go to a different store.

    But, if given the option of using my finger to pay, I might go back to the mean Kroger, if I had the option of choosing which finger I got to stick out at them when paying....

    -Rob

  7. Re:It may be easier, but... by eingram · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think the cashier would notice you holding a bloody finger. ;P

  8. Re:It may be easier, but... by Fapestniegd · · Score: 3, Funny

    So I just need to find someone who resembles me to replicate, then he gets arrested for filing a false claim.

  9. Re:Snake Oil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If someone slices off my fucking hand, having my grocery money stolen is probably the least of my concerns.

    I could probably win a lawsuit if any cashier allowed a guy to pay with a severed hand, anyway.