Privacy Issues Surface at Disney World; Tourist Attraction Is Beginning to Scan Patrons' Fingerprint Data
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › September 11, 2006
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Walt Disney World, which bills itself as one of the happiest and most magical places anywhere, also might be one of the most closely watched and secure. The nation's most popular tourist attraction is beginning to scan your fingerprint information.
For years, Disney has recorded onto tickets the geometry and shape of visitors' fingers to prevent ticket fraud or resale, as an alternative to time-consuming photo identification checks.See the full content of this document
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Privacy Issues Surface at Disney World; Tourist Attraction Is Beginning to Scan Patrons' Fingerprint Data
By the end of September, all of the geometry readers at Disney's four Orlando theme parks will be replaced with machines that scan fingerprint information, according to industry experts familiar with the technology. The four parks attract tens of millions of visitors each year.
"It's essentially a technology upgrade," said Kim Prunty, spokeswoman for Walt Disney World.The new sca...See the full content of this document
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