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soapalchemist said:STB!!
'Apparently the finger prints are only stored locally in order to ascertain when exactly I'm at work and leave work. ' That's all honky dory then......
Seriously, SB, I understand if the job you're in is the type of job where they'ld mark you down as a trouble maker if you asked for an alternative (is there an alternative?), and we all need to make a living; but does your g/f's brother need to make a living?
The starting point to me is that as a person born on this earth, I have a right to breath the air, drink the water, and walk the earth without anyone asking me for my biometric data.
Or is that just old fashioned now?
You can be sure that when your finger print shows up on something you made or posted or whatever, the 'only stored locally' thing isn't going to give you the protection you might expect; when we watch CSI and such, we are led to believe that all the people they have this information on have previous criminal records. 50 years from now, it'll be 'Well, we have a match for one of your Nan's finger prints from the dinner queue.'
Same here, plus we use biometrics to administer medication - so before meds are dispensed by the computermabob the fingerprint must match - also helps avoid "double dispensing" or "early dispensing".SmallBeard said:I clock in and out of work using a fingerprint system. Apparently the finger prints are only stored locally in order to ascertain when exactly I'm at work and leave work.
RB73 said:I have no problem with this, everyone living legally on this island shouldn't.
Worried about finger printing eh, anyone use a fuel reward card, carry a mobile phone, drive their car around any of the major cities or between them, carry an Oyster card, use the Internet too name a few.
SmallBeard said:The system the co op use is called Kronos, if it's an interest to you, or anyone else for that matter. When I started I asked why do I have to do this, and they purely said that we all do, it ensures that we're paid for the work we do. The finger prints MUST be stored somewhere, and I don't agree with it, but from the off was offered no alternative.
UKRob said:SmallBeard said:The system the co op use is called Kronos, if it's an interest to you, or anyone else for that matter. When I started I asked why do I have to do this, and they purely said that we all do, it ensures that we're paid for the work we do. The finger prints MUST be stored somewhere, and I don't agree with it, but from the off was offered no alternative.
The other reason of course is to avoid the practice of 'clocking' other people in and out.
I'm not sure how using something like this as a recognition aid suddenly becomes the state taking control of our lives. In both the example of the school and employer using the technology, where is the state involved?
Personally, I'm all in favour of identity cards if it helps control illegal immigration. As already pointed out there are many ways in which our lives can be tracked anyway so how does an identity card differ from say, a plastic driving licence?
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