Amazon has a new, somewhat unsurprising application for the palm-scanning technology it uses for payments: age verification. In a post on Monday, the company announced that its Amazon One scanner can now verify your age when used in places like bars, making it much more than just an alternate way to make payments.
Amazon currently uses the palm scanner at its Go stores and some Whole Foods locations, allowing customers to pay for their groceries by hovering their palms over a scanner in lieu…
