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Japan to use fingerprinting instead of credit cards
Japan is introducing a system with as an alternative to cash and credit cards. There are hopes the move will attract more tourists to the country, while easing payment and dispensing with the need for cards or cash. Tests are starting this summer. The system will calculate how much money a customer has based on a fingerprint. Japan hopes to have it up-and-running in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun.
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While kind of neat, this is just another large database to be monitored, mined and hacked into.
Definitely a good strategy to get everyone on file. I'm always very skeptical of these types of new technologies because the story behind them is always the same. Definitely highly susceptible to abuse.