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Supermarket to let shoppers pay with ‘hand swipe’

25 July 2024

BCL partner Julian Hayes comments on the use of biometrics and technology being used in France, which reads vein patterns and links them to customers' card details, in The Telegraph.

"With biometrics now having landed in neighbouring France, it could be only a matter of time until futuristic tech appears at British checkouts. Julian Hayes, a data protection expert at BCL Solicitors, said there was an appetite among big British retailers for biometric technology. He said: "Supermarkets and high-street stores are keen on facial recognition technology as a means of tackling the growing scourge of shoplifting, denting their profit margins and risking the safety of their staff."

This comment was first written for and published in The Telegraph on 25 July 2024, to read the full article click here.

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