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Would You Submit Biometric Data to Join a Gym?
An anonymous reader asks: "I went to my gym (Rocky River, OH branch) yesterday and there was a huge line of people at the counter. When I went to the scanner to swipe my membership card, I noticed they were training people in the use of their new security system that requires the input of your thumb print. There currently a story on boingboing that mentions a tanning salon in Arkansas that is enacting a similar policy. I'm going to call the gym later today and see what type of security they have on their network. I guess we can look forward to a future where these sorts of personal services clubs require the submission of biometric data. I was wondering how the members here at Slashdot feel about the security risks involved in submitting biometric data to small private companies?"
i could combine all of these details, format it in a certain way, trademark that format, use it in some fashion, copyright the use of that fashion, and ...
; -- the corruption of government starts with its secrets. a truly free people keep no secrets. --
You, sir, are a fuckhead.
Its sheeple like you that make life hard for the rest of the free-willed, free-thinkers like us.
This is merely the beginning of the end. And no, I'm not some tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist.
Once shit like this creeps into our everyday lives, it'll be easier for sheeple to accept whatevers thrown at them.
Think about that the next time you're sitting at a red light. Look up at that camera sitting on the pole and smile nice and big while it takes your picture.