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from the I'm-sure-they'll-delete-the-records-when-they're-no-longer-needed dept.
JPMorgan requires staff to hand over biometric data to access new headquarters New York bank is imposing eye and fingerprint scans amid heightened security concerns at corporate offices
JPMorgan Chase has told staff moving into the US bank's new multibillion-dollar Manhattan headquarters they must share their biometric data to access the building, overriding a prior plan for voluntary enrolment.
Employees who have started work at its 270 Park Avenue skyscraper since August have received emails saying biometric access is "required", according to a communication seen by the Financial Times. This allows people to scan their fingerprints or eye instead of ID badges to get through the lobby security gates.
[...] Dave Komendat, chief security officer at Corporate Security Advisors, said biometrics had been used for decades at higher-security areas, such as government installations and data centres, but putting them in commercial buildings for large numbers of people would be used at a new and larger scale.
https://www.ft.com/content/d5351d3d-d64f-4a90-a3da-d1ef8e8bea66
https://archive.ph/YCV85
[Ed. question: Would this be a deal breaker for any of you for joining or continuing to work at the company?]
(Score: 3, Insightful) by SomeGuy on Monday October 20, @12:07PM
Just a reminder that biometrics are not real security. They are theater, put in place by idiots who believe everything they see in movies and wish to treat their employees like cattle/slaves.
Besides, everyone knows that glorious smart phones uniquely and reliably identify everyone. After all, everyone owns a smart phone, right? Just send a 2FU authentication request to their smart phone app whenever they want to access anything, throw some AI at it too while you are at it, and everything will be perfect, right?