Stick it to The Man! Don’t Go to Arkansas to Tan!
Posted on April 28, 2005
Via boing boing:
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.”
WAYNE: “So you don’t see anything wrong in insisting
that people give you a thumbprint — a totally invasive request — and
possibly even an illegal one, just because your company says so.”TANNING BIMBO: “No, sir, our systems require it. We
have fourteen locations and this is how we ensure that some one isn’t
using another person’s tanning plan.”WAYNE: “Why would you need to take a thumbprint scan of a person coming in once, for one tan, and paying for that tan right then?
TANNING BIMBO: “Our systems require it.”
WAYNE: “Thanks, I just wanted to get this all straight before contacting the media.”
Yeah, I’m going to trust some tanning salon with my thumbprint. That only leaves nine fingers for the rest of my shopping (remember: don’t use the same password in more than one place).
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