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David Dorf of Oracle Retail shares his thoughts on privacy 

"I'm all for limiting data sharing with third parties, and I support the "right to be forgotten." I'm concerned about identity theft, and I don't go around advertising my contact information. So I guess I do value my privacy — I just don't think a few beacons in my local stores are a big deal. And I like the result of stores having better assortments, lower prices, and providing offers that interest me."

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief

I just can’t get the image of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage from the movie Face/Off out of my mind since last week when my son sent me the link to the NPR story about a new technology that could allow shoppers to pay with their face.

This story also prompted RetailWire to post a discussion about the potential of the new technology. Finland-based Uniqul reports that its facial recognition payment system will enable customers to pay simply by having their face identified at checkout.

On the Uniqul web site, the company promotes the benefits of this new technology: “We decided to take convenience to a whole new level. Imagine going in to a kiosk, picking up a newspaper at the cashier, clicking ‘Ok’ on a Uniqul tablet and walking away. Imagine a day at the beach when you don’t have to think about where to store your wallet during your swims. Imagine a new form of payments.”