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Finger Scanning At Disney Parks Causes Concern

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:15:07 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The addition of finger scanning technology at the
entrances of Walt Disney World theme parks for all visitors has caused
concern among privacy advocates, according to a Local 6 News report.

Tourists visiting Disney theme parks in Central Florida must now
provide their index and middle fingers to be scanned before entering
the front gates.

The scans were formerly for season pass holders but now everyone must
provide their fingers, Local 6 News reported. They have reportedly
been phased in for all ticket holders during the past six months,
according to a report.

Disney officials said the scans help keep track of who is using
legitimate tickets, Local 6 News reported.

http://www.local6.com/news/4724689/detail.html

[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: How could it tell something like that
unless there was some control samples as well? For example, finger
prints or scans _after_ the tickets were used, or when the tickets
were purchased? What good is just a random set of fingerprints without
some name or other controlled circumstances to go with it? Or is
Disney World taking down names and addresses and supplying these
finger scans to some third person or agency as well? Hmm ... PAT]

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