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Fingerprints gaining popularity in some Minnesota schools

Monday, February 25, 2008 in News

Some Minnesota school districts are getting on the biometrics bandwagon, enabling students to use their fingerprints to get a meal in the cafeteria or to check out a book from the library. At one school, according to the article in the Pioneer Press, the fingerprints, which are stored as a numeric template, can also be used to identify students when they get their medication in the nurse’s office or go to a school dance. Read the complete story here[end]