“You can get a new phone, you can change your password, you can even change your Social Security number you can’t change your face,” said Kade Crockford, the Technology for Liberty program director at ACLU of Massachusetts.Ĭompanies facing legal action over their use of the machines range from fast food joints like McDonald’s and Wendy’s, to hotel chains like Marriott and Hyatt, to airlines like United and Southwest. In an amicus brief in a case before a federal court of appeals, a group of privacy advocates, including the ACLU and the EFF, wrote that “the immutability of biometric information” puts people “at risk of irreparable harm in the form of identity theft and/or tracking.” In addition to these health concerns, critics argue that biometric devices pose massive personal security issues, exposing workers to potential identity theft and subjecting them to possible surveillance from corporations and law enforcement. And you should wash your hands for 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer immediately after using one. The Centers for Disease Control says that coronavirus can remain on surfaces for hours, so screens and scanners should be regularly disinfected with cleaning spray or wipes.
With the global o utbreak of COVID-19, your personal health could be at risk when using frequently touched screens and fingerprint scanners. Because it turns out moving fast and breaking things broke some super important things.
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