i have seen videos of amazon stores in airports where people can scan their palm over a scanner, get what they want, and it is charged to what ever card is attached to their amazon account..
i think you are on the right track. stories about the new stronger strain of monkeypox began coming out of central africa in mid-late may, so this seems a lot more legit than covid...
but, they won't be. in this life, they get away with it. and that just emboldens them to keep doing it.
and, should trump get back in, maybe he will do something. but, i am not holding my breath..