The biometric data collected by the application are sent to servers where the verification of the identity is thus done. This new method was mainly applied in order to prevent account holders from sharing with outsiders not employed by Amazon, which probably should have been the case before. The deliverymen take this picture of themselves, signs the delivery and then presents it to the customer who can therefore check if the delivery person is the same person as in the picture.
Nevertheless, this system is far from foolproof. Uber uses a similar facial recognition system and last year, transgendered delivery men would have been denied their checks, precisely because of their transition from one sex to another and the physical changes involved.
Nevertheless, this system is far from foolproof. Uber uses a similar facial recognition system and last year, transgendered delivery men would have been denied their checks, precisely because of their transition from one sex to another and the physical changes involved.