kiddyprinting

[Garson O'Toole]

Victor Steinbok
> There is a similar obsession in the US, but not with fingerprinting.
> Opposition to forced microchipping is very popular with conservatives
> lately, to the point of paranoia. Several states with
> Republican-controlled legislatures passed anti-microchip laws. I am
> not aware of any state anti-fingerprinting laws, but I am also unaware
> of any schools fingerprinting their students.

Time magazine has an article titled "Should Schools Fingerprint Your Kids?"
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1665119,00.html

Elementary and high school students in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
West Virginia use finger scans to pay for lunch — and even to check
into class. ... Michigan and Iowa have passed laws essentially barring
schools from taking electronic fingerprints of children. Last month,
Illinois enacted a law requiring schools to get parental consent
before capturing an image of a child's finger.
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So "kiddyprinting" is an issue in the U.S. also.

All ten of my fingerprints were collected when I obtained a security
clearance for a project.

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