Fingerprints, please: 24 Hour Fitness introduces biometrics

Fitness chain 24 Hour Fitness is the center of some controversy after quietly introducing fingerprinting as an alternative to ID-card swipes at Northern California locations. News reports: ABC San Francisco, Santa Cruz Sentinel, KCRA Sacramento. [via BB Submitterator, thanks somewhatnifty]

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