You could try an external hard drive with a USB hub. Both the PC and Mac would plug in to the hub and access the drive as needed for file transfers. Not my idea of an ideal solution, but it might provide a workaround (as well as a good backup location...)
Based upon the actual article, it appears that the system is designed to accept credit/debit cards. When you go to an ATM to use your card, the system automatically takes your picture as part of a fraud prevention system. These new terminals basically do the same thing (it's also worth noting that they do this even on stamp purchases, where they won't have any information about how the stamps are used, just who used the credit card).
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You could try an external hard drive with a USB hub. Both the PC and Mac would plug in to the hub and access the drive as needed for file transfers. Not my idea of an ideal solution, but it might provide a workaround (as well as a good backup location...)
Based upon the actual article, it appears that the system is designed to accept credit/debit cards. When you go to an ATM to use your card, the system automatically takes your picture as part of a fraud prevention system. These new terminals basically do the same thing (it's also worth noting that they do this even on stamp purchases, where they won't have any information about how the stamps are used, just who used the credit card).