"These cashierless convenience stores have already deployed the palm-print payment technology as part of a broader push into identity-based retail. Because the system stores palm data in the cloud, privacy advocates warn it increases the risk of hacking and third-party access and creates an immutable identifier that can’t be changed like a password. The stores also demonstrate the company’s broader use of automated, cashier-less technologies that raise concerns about job displacement." - Jaya Saxena