Amazon One
Amazon One is a payment system offered by Amazon. It is based on biometrics and works by reading users' palm print.[1][2][3] It is used by retailers like Whole Foods Market and official Amazon stores, such as Amazon Books, Amazon 4-Star, Amazon Pop Up, Amazon Go and Amazon Go Grocery.[4]
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Finance |
| Founded | September, 2020 |
Number of locations | 53 (2021) |
| Owner | Amazon |
| Website | Amazon One |
In 2021, it rolled out a promotional offer which gave $10 to new users upon registering. The system is available in 53 stores as of 2021.[5]
In August 2021, three US Senators (Amy Klobuchar, Bill Cassidy, Jon Ossoff) sent a letter to the Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy, questioning the safety of the Amazon One users concerning the biometrics and cloud storage.[6][7][8]
References
- Warren, Tom (September 29, 2020). "Amazon One lets you pay with your palm". The Verge.
- "Amazon expands its biometric-based Amazon One palm reader system to more retail stores". Social Techcrunch.
- "Amazon One: Palm scanner launched for 'secure' payments". September 29, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
- Gartenberg, Chaim (April 21, 2021). "Amazon One's palm-scanning payments are coming to Whole Foods". The Verge.
- "Amazon is offering $10 in credit for your palm print". Engadget.
- "U.S. senators question Amazon about its use of palm-reading biometric data". GeekWire. August 13, 2021.
- "Amazon One Payment System Questioned By Senators Over Privacy..." Consider The Consumer. August 25, 2021.
- "U.S. Senators call for transparency over how Amazon is storing customers' palm print information". king5.com.
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