Biometric technology in retailing: Will consumers accept fingerprint authentication?

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-188

  Clodfelter, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biometrics; Fingerprint authentication; Retail technology

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RETAILING; SECURITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 77952553447     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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