By Brian Shilhavy

This is how we defeat the Technocrats – don’t use their products! It really is that simple…

From Al.com (https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/amazon-shuts-down-payment-method.html):

You know those little screens at Whole Foods checkouts where you can pay by just scanning your palm, like tech from science fiction or a spy movie?

The service is called Amazon One. And it’s going away.

According to tech news site GeekWire, Amazon, the online retail juggernaut that owns Whole Foods Market, will remove Amazon One palm readers from all Whole Foods locations by June 3, per a support page at amazonone.aws.com.

“In response to limited customer adoption, we’re discontinuing Amazon One, our authentication service for facility access and payment,” an Amazon spokesperson told GeekWire.

“All customer data associated with Amazon One will be securely deleted after the service ends.”

Amazon One palm readers debuted in 2020. According to Grocery Dive, they were first introduced at a couple Seattle locations of Amazon Go, before rolling out to hundreds of Whole Foods locations, and eventually other Amazon properties including Panera Bread chain restaurants

Amazon One palm readers have also been used in sports stadiums and arenas, including those hosting some NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL teams.

In September 2021, concert promoter AEG announced plans to use Amazon One tech at iconic Colorado venue Reds Rocks Amphitheatre for ticketless entry.

But those plans were later scrapped, after protests from hundreds of musicians, including Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello.

Spearheaded by advocacy group Fight for the Future, the anti-Amazon One ticketless entry campaign claimed, “the spread of biometric surveillance tools like palm scans and facial recognition [transforms venues] into hotspots for ICE raids, false arrests, police harassment, and stolen identities.”

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