(Natural News) Major supermarkets are set to prohibit payment using cards or cash, instead requiring people to scan their faces or fingerprints. Such a manner of payment fits perfectly into an Orwellian surveillance society. Payments giant Mastercard paved the way for this new system, launching a biometrics payment program for retailers. Users checking out goods […]

(Natural News) Financial services giant Mastercard recently introduced a system that makes use of facial recognition technology to confirm payments. The New York-based company defended its move to implement the biometric payment system amid criticism, citing two main reasons. According to Mastercard, such mode of payment facilitates shorter lines and faster checkout time. It is […]