Wild Things

February, 2003

Automated teller machines are spitting out more than money these days. In California they play commercials with full-motion video and sound. Recently, customers who used one of Bank of America's 2000 ATMs were forced to watch a commercial during the "please wait" portion of the transaction, and more ads are on the way. When you insert your card into newer ATMs, the system does a quick check of how much money you have in your account and then delivers an advertisement that's targeted to...