CBS reports: San Francisco city employees working at the de Young and Legion of Honor museums rallied at City Hall Tuesday to protest use of their thumbprints in biometric authorization, voicing concerns that a cyber hack could irretrievably comprise their personal information. Many city workers at San Francisco museums, represented by Service Employees International Union…
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NL: 300 detectives refuse to donate DNA to forensic institute
DutchNews.nl reports: A number of police officers are refusing to give DNA samples to the national forensic institute NFI data bank, the Gelderlander newspaper reports on Friday. The paper says 300 out of over 1,200 detectives are refusing to voluntarily give their DNA to the NFI so it can be used for elimination purposes during…
Office complex implants RFID chips in employees’ hands
Lucas Mearian reports: The corporate tenants of a Swedish high-tech office complex are having RFID chips implanted in their hands, enabling access through security doors, as well as services such as copy machines, all without PIN codes or swipe cards. The employees working at Epicenter, a 15,000-square-foot building in Stockholm, can even pay for lunch using their implants — just…
DC Bill Would Bar Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing
Nancy N. Delogu writes: The District of Columbia is considering legislation that would bar employers from conducting pre-employment marijuana testing, except as required by law. The bill—Prohibition of Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing Act of 2015—is scheduled to be discussed at a public hearing on Monday, February 9, 2015. Read more on Littler Workplace Privacy Counsel.