Anonymous Coward User ID: 27180571 United States 04/08/2016 05:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fingerprints being tested in Japan for use as currency Starting this summer, the government will test a system in which foreign tourists will be able to verify their identities and buy things at stores using only their fingerprints. The government hopes to increase the number of foreign tourists by using the system to prevent crime and relieve users from the necessity of carrying cash or credit cards. It aims to realize the system by the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The experiment will have inbound tourists register their fingerprints and other data, such as credit card information, at airports and elsewhere. Tourists would then be able to conduct tax exemption procedures and make purchases after verifying their identities by placing two fingers on special devices installed at stores. [ link to the-japan-news.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 34971821 United States 04/08/2016 05:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fingerprints being tested in Japan for use as currency not smart.
cutting fingers off for profit will be the newest oof crimes |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71987255 Italy 04/08/2016 05:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fingerprints being tested in Japan for use as currency not smart.
cutting fingers off for profit will be the newest oof crimes
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34971821 It show how fucking stupid the government is. I bet they came up with this bullshit because of iPhone. There are better ways of recognising humans, but they don't know. Smart people will need a sign saying "I don't use fingerprits tech". |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 61010678 United States 04/08/2016 05:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fingerprints being tested in Japan for use as currency I thought Japan already had ultra low crimes rates (excluding yakuza stuff) |
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User ID: 63172767 United States 04/08/2016 05:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fingerprints being tested in Japan for use as currency not smart.
cutting fingers off for profit will be the newest oof crimes
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34971821 Bet ya the yakuza likes this idea very much. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 9284329 United States 04/08/2016 05:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fingerprints being tested in Japan for use as currency Oh its the next step to the chip Beta testing having to prove your identity to buy something. |