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UNBC students give thumbs down to fingerprint scanners CBC
News 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.
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. Continue Article 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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