Amazon This allows people to register for the palm recognition service without going to an in-store kiosk. The Amazon One app uses your smartphone’s camera to take a picture of your palm print to create an account. After registration, you can simply pay for goods with your hand, eliminating the need to carry a smartphone, cash or a heavy plastic card.
The technology uses generative artificial intelligence to analyze palm vein structure, turning the data into a “unique numerical, vector image” recognized by scanning machines at retail locations. To get started, you’ll need to add a payment method within the app and upload a photo of your ID for age verification.
The app is available today for iOS and Android. Previously, you had to go to a physical location to sign up for Amazon One. Apart from payments, the technology is also used as an age verification tool and a way without bringing a ticket.
Submit your palm print once you will have unfettered access to each . Amazon, after all, owns Whole Foods. Amazon One payments are also accepted in addition to certain airports, stadiums and markets.
There is , because passwords can change, but palms cannot. All uploaded palm images are “encrypted and sent to a secure Amazon One domain” in the Amazon Web Service cloud, Amazon says. The company also says the app “includes additional layers for spoof detection” and notes that palm images cannot be saved or uploaded to the phone itself.
