Amazon will give you $10 credit for enrolling your biometric data in its palm print recognition system, Amazon One. TechCrunch discovered the promotion and stated that people need to connect their palm prints to Amazon accounts to receive the reward. However, it is not clear where exactly it is available.Amazon One was launched in September 2013 by the company. It is intended to make it easy to pay in Amazon's stores and to provide an identity service that can be used in other places and businesses. Simply place your hand on the scanners and they will recognize your unique palm print by analyzing it. This information is used to verify payment in stores and can also be used as a substitute for entrance tickets or the like.Amazon One is available in 50 US locations. This includes Whole Foods stores and Amazon Go shops. Amazon claimed that thousands of customers had enrolled in the service in April. However, the company didn't respond to a request for comment.Amazon One is a contactless, fast and convenient way for people to pay, enter and identify themselves.Reuben Binns, security researcher at the University of Oxford, told The Verge that while your palm print has a benefit in that it is always with you, you cannot lose it. Your palm cannot be changed like your password or any other identification tokens.Many people have voiced concerns about Amazon collecting such data. Amazon has been criticised in the past for selling unreliable technology and aggressively expanding its network home surveillance cameras that are police-connected.It is clear that Amazon One wants other businesses using it as their identity service. This could allow Amazon to track individuals in a wider range of physical locations than just shops.
