Comments on: Highspeed Biometric Iris Scanners

By: Phantasmix

Phantasmix — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:07:51 +0000

Your idea is not far-fetched at all.

By: Phantasmix

Phantasmix — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:07:10 +0000

In Sweden students will now be fingerprinted (scanned) when coming into cafeteria. They actually laughed it off and said it’s much more convenient than cafeteria cards they kept losing.

In the last few months I’m rebelling against loyalty programs and paying for everything cash and not scanning cards for points 🙂 It doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things but I prefer it this way now.

Feeling of privacy is hard to explain and I think people don’t value it enough.

By: The Sarcasticynic

The Sarcasticynic — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:21:34 +0000

Doesn’t matter. If it’s coming, it’s coming. Can I do anything to prevent it? No. Would I like it? No.

I hear the next thing is scanning a shopping cart with your supermarket loyalty card. Then as you go up and down the aisles, the prices change based on your previous shopping habits.

“Oh, look! Brand A is .30 less that Brand B!” As the cart moves away, Brand A becomes .10 greater than B for the non-loyal shopper.