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London Tube Cleaners Don't Want Fingerprint Clock-in

Posted by Unknown on from the wait'll-they-roll-out-dna-based-timecards dept.

Bismillah writes "Biometrics is hot stuff, not just for Apple but cleaning companies like the UK division of Denmark's IIS which tidies the London Underground railway network. However, the cleaners aren't happy about having to clock in and out with biometric fingerprint sensors, and are taking industrial action to stop the practice."

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  1. I don't blame 'em. by Nephandus · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wouldn't want to touch anything down there barehanded either.

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  2. What could possibly go wrong? by captainpanic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Their data is obviously 100% secure so I don't really see any problems. Cleaning companies are famous for their rigid IT infrastructure, since their operational margin is huge and they have tons of cash to spend. There is also no market for hundreds (thousands?) of fingerprints with matching names and other personal data on a black market. So what could possibly go wrong?

  3. Re:Peter Principle by Frobnicator · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uhm, no. This is the Peter Principle:...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle

    Cute.

    He quotes the actual book.

    You contradict him citing the Wikipedia article summary about the book.

    It is a sad world when people treat Wikipedia (a tertiary source) as more authoritative than the primary source.

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  4. Re:BFD by StripedCow · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've really had it with these slavemasters since the era of the IDE hardware bus.

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