New Payment Method Scans Veins (in your hand), not Visa

CBN ^ | February 07, 2014 | CBN

[xzins]

American consumers may soon be able to pay for merchandise by hand - literally.

Two friends in New Jersey have come up with PulseWallet, a system that links your credit card information and other payment methods to your palm.

The technology scans the patterns of the veins in your palms. You can then use that information to confirm your identity when you pay for something at a checkout or elsewhere by using a biometric payment terminal.

"You are your wallet. Secured with a key that only you hold," the company's website said.

The devices are set for mass production in the spring.

[xzins]

The technology scans the patterns of the veins in your palms.

[gitmo]

My doctor’s office uses these scanners for check-in.

[Paladin2]

Flesh Coin...

[Paladin2]

Some kind of drug users clinic?

[Alex Murphy]

Two friends in New Jersey have come up with PulseWallet, a system that links your credit card information and other payment methods to your palm. The technology scans the patterns of the veins in your palms. You can then use that information to confirm your identity when you pay for something at a checkout or elsewhere by using a biometric payment terminal.

Mark of the Beast PING

[xzins]

Doesn’t seem like it would prevent hacking, that it would just insure identity.

I just purchased from Amazon today some chains for my chainsaw.

No request for proof of identity other than the sign-in requirements.

[refermech]

Does it chop your hand off if you don’t have enough money to pay your bill??

[xzins]

How so? No mark is placed.

[uncitizen]

holy crap these biometrics are really ramping up in a scary way. the other day Michael Savage talked about a swallowable pill type camera that is now being introduced in lieu of the more “invasive” colonoscopy procedure. the thing will photograph your colon as it slowly moves its way thru the bowel and I suppose eventually gets naturally expelled.....

[xzins]

What was the movie like that?

[Paladin2]

The Hand could be useful to obtain future gov’t payments.

[Paladin2]

You could be easily worth more if you are “parted out”.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I hear this company has already received a special request from Anthony Weiner...

[uncitizen]

was it called “Innerspace”?

[BitWielder1]

I hope they program it so a cut-off hand won't work.

[refermech]

Maybe if you owe money it will just insert five chinese finger puzzles and then call the swat team.

[xzins]

Give that man a hand!

:>)

[xzins]

I think so.

Sounds right. Miniaturized people in a blood vessel pod/vehicle....something like that.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Mark of the Beast PING

You know, just because it's used for identity in shopping doesn't make it EVIL. But I knew someone would come up with the mark of the beast thing.