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UNBC students give thumbs
down to fingerprint scanners
CBC
News
Friday November 30, 2007
New fingerprint scanners are now controlling access
to the sports centre at the University of Northern B.C., and some
students are calling that an invasion of privacy.
The university recently installed the RecTrac biometric
scanning system made by an American company, but already more
than 300 students have signed an online petition opposing it.
When the students swipe their finger on a special pad at the
entrance to the facility, their fingerprint appears on a screen
followed by their photo.
Graduate student Gabrielle Wint-Rose wasn't sure why her gym
needs such personal data, and said the invasiveness of the system
should have been considered and students consulted before installing
the system.
New fingerprint scanners are now controlling access to the sports
centre at the University of Northern B.C., and some students are
calling that an invasion of privacy.
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UNBC students Natalia Richardson (left) and Janice Montbriand
give a thumbs down to finger scanning on campus.
(Betsy Trumpener/CBC)
The university recently installed the RecTrac biometric scanning
system made by an American company, but already more than 300
students have signed an online petition opposing it.
When the students swipe their finger on a special pad at the
entrance to the facility, their fingerprint appears on a screen
followed by their photo.
Graduate student Gabrielle Wint-Rose wasn't sure why her gym
needs such personal data, and said the invasiveness of the system
should have been considered and students consulted before installing
the system.
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"It was a really shocking experience. It really wakes you
up. You realize you walk into this facility and the only way to
access is through finger scanning and all of sudden you're in
this moment where you have no choice. What do you do?" said
Wint-Rose on Wednesday.
Lindsay Stinson told CBC News she was upset she had to register
her fingerprint and give personal information before she could
work out at her university's new gym.
"This fingerprint system, it's essentially your biological
signature. This is who you are," said Stinson on Wednesday.
Wint-Rose said she is concerned about what happens to the biometric
information and who controls it.
"The northern sports centre has my information. I have no
way of getting that back. I don't know how it's being collected,
where it's being stored, who has access to this information,"
said Wint-Rose.
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