Finger printing is being used in Germany in supermarkets. Why not use it to clean up voter fraud?
A friends brother designed a finger print system for a Las Vegas Hotel that was losing money when co-workers let family and friends swipe their work cards for free meals. The finger print scan nuked that scam entirely.
Unfortunately, it isn't fool proof especially when you will see a lot of liberals walking around with nine fingers.
Paying by Fingerprint at the Supermarket
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Customers of a German supermarket chain will soon be able to pay for their shopping by placing their finger on a scanner at the check-out, saving the time spent scrabbling for coins or cards.
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An Edeka store in the southwest German town of Ruelzheim has piloted the technology since November and now the company plans to equip its stores across the region.
"All customers need do is register once with their identity card and bank details, then they can shop straight away," said store manager Roland Fitterer.
The scanner compares the shopper's fingerprint with those stored in its database along with account details.
Edeka bosses said they were confident the system could not be abused.
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