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Library to Require Fingerprint to Use PCs

Posted by Zonk on from the who-doesn't-like-to-be-tracked? dept.

FearUncertaintyDoubt writes "Three libraries in Naperville, IL, soon will start requiring patrons who use the library's PCs to provide a fingerprint scan. The article says, ' Library officials say the added security is necessary to ensure people who are using the computers are who they say they are. Officials promise to protect the confidentiality of the fingerprint records.'"

2 of 507 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Best. Mark of the Beast. Ever. by iminplaya · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They're providing this "service" for the benefit of DHS. Experimental and "voluntary" for now. Expect all public libraries to be required to implement these later. Your gov't wants to track everybody. You can also expect National Geographic to cough up all that DNA data to the gov't when that little experiment is done. There will be a subpoena forthcoming. Then you all will be perfectly safe. Trust me :-)

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  2. John Hurliman is a shithead plagerist by autopr0n · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm not affiliated with that site. Could contain spyware, viruses, who knows. It's owned by someone named John Hurliman.

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