Okay, so this weird machine gets installed in my school and all other education related places by orders of the Puertorrican "Secretary of Education"...*yawn* So, this machine's got all the people using it crazy! Apparently, this machine requires the teacher (or other employee using it) to input a 6 digit code given to them by the people responsible for it's installation, AND requires them to place their finger on a scanner for FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION! These people have to go through the process of inputing their code and and scan their finger every morning, lunch period, and evening within a brief time limit AND after each person completes this process, the machine takes about one minute to process the information. With around thirty-something teachers and about twenty employees needed to do this in a period of 15-20 minutes! I'm asking because in the Puertorrican Goverment, a persons fingerprint has always been completely personal until this machine came up.
2007-11-22 12:26:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
What I'm thinking is that it's anti-constitutional, y'know, like violating peoples rights?
2007-11-22 12:35:36 · update #1
It seems legal because it's for safety purposes...Japan has those things all over the place, as well as other countries...the US should start implementing these types of things too - When I went to Japan, I saw some workers who had to do an eye AND a fingerprint scanner!
2007-11-22 12:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by puffer fish 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is the government that is doing it, I am afraid that regardless of how bad it is on reality, you have to do it.
On the other hand, if every school carts their machine and dumps it in the harbor, maybe the government will think this one over. It worked for the American colonies.
2007-11-22 12:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by Ultraviolet Oasis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's unpleasant but it's all part of America's idiot-driven security scheme post-9/11:
http://pokerpulse.com/news/viewtopic.php?p=2808#2808 to ensure that terrorism is viewed as an external threat rather than the predictable result of imperialist foreign policies.
2007-11-22 12:37:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, it is a smart time clock that won't let anyone else punch in for you like has been happening for a long time. Live with it.pp
2007-11-22 12:32:18 · answer #4 · answered by ttpawpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know much about the Puertorican government (ok, i don't know anything about it) but, i do not believe these are security measures (not really a necessity but quite all right to have). if it serves its purpose and approved by your government, those behind this must have taken their time to study this.
i it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid -murphy's laws of war
2007-11-22 13:01:16 · answer #5 · answered by borjok 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is perfectly legal. Your fingerprints are NOT personal information.
2007-11-22 12:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's a school machine then surely it is legal.
2007-11-22 12:30:46 · answer #7 · answered by mojopin79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure, but it might be or they wouldn't be able to put it up in a public place and get away with it for long
2007-11-22 12:34:04 · answer #8 · answered by aquarius7air 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well its pretty retarded. i dont kno anyting about it puerto rico law, but they had to put it in for a reason. safety? andy weird teachers?? idk stooid tho.
2007-11-22 12:31:28 · answer #9 · answered by Jenny B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Don't think so
2007-11-22 12:30:02 · answer #10 · answered by Fun Size 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋