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Amazon’s Biometric Palm Scanning Expands to Healthcare—A Dangerous Precedent?

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Amazon’s latest move into healthcare isn’t just about convenience—it’s about control. By integrating its biometric palm-scanning technology into NYU Langone Health, the tech giant is normalizing the collection of your most sensitive personal data under the guise of efficiency. But what happens when biometric tracking extends beyond hospitals and into every aspect of your financial and personal life? In this article, we break down the hidden risks behind Amazon’s expanding biometric empire—and why you need to take action before opting out is no longer an option.

Bill Brocius Mar 11, 25

Amazon’s relentless march into biometric tracking just took a major step forward. The tech giant is now rolling out its controversial Amazon One palm-scanning system in the healthcare sector, starting with NYU Langone Health. If you think this is just about "convenience," think again.

Big Tech’s Next Target: Your Medical Identity

Amazon One—already deployed in retail, airports, and stadiums—is now being integrated into patient check-ins at six NYU Langone hospitals and 320 outpatient centers across New York. Patients can opt-in, linking their biometric data to their healthcare records to supposedly reduce wait times and ease administrative burdens. But the real cost? Handing over your most sensitive data to a corporation notorious for privacy concerns.

With over 10 million patient visits annually, this rollout marks Amazon’s largest single-industry expansion of biometric tracking to date—and it's just getting started. More NYU Langone locations will be added throughout 2025, setting the stage for widespread adoption across the healthcare sector.

Privacy Risks: A Bad Trade-Off

NYU Langone insists that Amazon will have access to only patients’ palm prints, not their full health records. But let’s be honest—once biometric data is in the hands of a tech giant like Amazon, who’s really in control?

Here’s what’s at stake:

Surveillance Expansion: Could this biometric data eventually be used beyond check-ins?
Data Misuse: Amazon has already faced scrutiny for its data practices—how long before these palm scans are leveraged for advertising, tracking, or even law enforcement?
False Security Promises: NYU Langone says the data will be encrypted and that patients can request deletion. But history has shown that once tech companies collect your data, it rarely stays private.

A Gateway to a Cashless, Biometric-Controlled Future?

This move isn’t just about streamlining hospital visits. It’s part of a broader push toward a biometric-based financial and identification system. Today, it’s hospital check-ins. Tomorrow, it could be digital wallets, government IDs, or even vaccine passport-like tracking.

If this concerns you, it should. Big Tech is tightening its grip on the most personal aspects of your life—your finances, your health, and your identity.

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