Kroger Testing Fingerprint Payment System

Kroger Testing Fingerprint Payment System

Posted by timothy on Thursday December 26, @02:59PM
from the keep-them-secret-keep-them-safe dept.
MachineShedFred writes "CNN is reporting that The Kroger Company is testing the use of fingerprinting as means for payment at grocery stores. The article says that it has been well received by both college students and seniors. I, for one would love to see this rolled out to all of Kroger's stores, which include Fred Meyer, Ralph's, QFC, Fry's Marketplace (not the electronics stores), and others; however I'm sure some /.-ers will have privacy concerns as well as law enforcement cooperation issues..."

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Cable TV A La Carte Part 2

Cable TV A La Carte Part 2

Posted by chrisd on Wednesday December 25, @09:08PM
from the happy-new-year-from-the-cable-company dept.
Ravi Swamy writes "Here's a followup article in Business Week to the Cable TV A La Carte story from last month. For those who actually read the story it was only A La Carte if you wanted to add HBO. Apparently cable companies don't know about the law or are going to reclassify HBO as a 'tier' instead of as a channel to get around the law."

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