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Who Owns Your Fingerprint? You Don't.
But in Oregon, there are no laws governing the collection, use and retention of biometric data.
This void scares the hell out of Chris Dresel.
One year ago, Dresel, 39, who works as an IT manager for the Centennial school system in Gresham, learned the district wanted to adopt a digital tool that would require employees to clock in and out using their fingerprints.
"They got a cheap fingerprint time clock from Amazon," Dresel says. "The instructions were in Chinese. And it was clear there was no encryption."
This void scares the hell out of Chris Dresel.
One year ago, Dresel, 39, who works as an IT manager for the Centennial school system in Gresham, learned the district wanted to adopt a digital tool that would require employees to clock in and out using their fingerprints.
"They got a cheap fingerprint time clock from Amazon," Dresel says. "The instructions were in Chinese. And it was clear there was no encryption."
Read more: https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/04/17/who-owns-your-fingerprint-you-dont-one-man-decided-to-go-to-the-capitol-to-do-something-about-it/
(Williamette Week)
A good article about how anyone's identity could become a useful tool in a cyberwar.
