grist for the mill
A not-so-secret research cacheThursday, April 28, 2005
Boing Boing: Arkansas salon requires thumbprint to get a tan: "WAYNE: 'Hi, do you require a thumbrpint scan to get a tan there?'
TANNING BIMBO: 'Yes, sir, we do.'
WAYNE: 'OK, let me see if I understand this correctly. Is there a state or local law that requires you do this?'
TANNING BIMBO: 'No, sir, it's for our computer systems'
WAYNE: 'So you want to breach people's right to privacy not because there is a state law that demands you take a thumbprint, but because it's a company policy?'
TANNING BIMBO: 'Yes, that's right.' "
TANNING BIMBO: 'Yes, sir, we do.'
WAYNE: 'OK, let me see if I understand this correctly. Is there a state or local law that requires you do this?'
TANNING BIMBO: 'No, sir, it's for our computer systems'
WAYNE: 'So you want to breach people's right to privacy not because there is a state law that demands you take a thumbprint, but because it's a company policy?'
TANNING BIMBO: 'Yes, that's right.' "
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