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Put Your Fingerprint on the Dotted Line

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Mary O'Regan Utne.com 
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Katherine Noyes writes for TechNewsWorld that banks, grocery stores, and theme parks are using fingerprint technology because it decreases the chances of identity theft and makes shopping quicker. But in Noyes' article, Ant Allan, research vice president for technology consultants Garter Group, disagrees. 'Does it really enhance the customer experience enough to make them bother with it?' Allan asks. 'Most folks are probably thinking, 'I'm perfectly happy doing it the way I already do.''

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