Tourists visiting Disney theme parks in Central Florida must now provide their index and middle fingers to be scanned before entering the front gates. The scans were formerly for season pass holders but now everyone must provide their fingers, Local 6 News reported. They have reportedly been phased in for all ticket holders during the past six months, according to a report.
Disney officials said the scans help keep track of who is using legitimate tickets, Local 6 News reported. …Disney officials said the finger scans do not take an actual fingerprint. The scan recognizes certain points and outlines visitor’s fingers, officials said. Critics of the new scanning technology do not agree with Disney and said the scans border on a violation of privacy.
I think it’s a step in the wrong direction,’ Civil Liberties Union spokesman George Crossley said. ‘I think it is a step toward collection of personal information on people regardless of what Disney says.’ Crossley said they will be looking into the scans.”
If you should care to write to Disney World’s management and say, oh, for instance, that you will never take your family to a Disney attraction as long as the finger scanning requirement is in place, you would click here, by the way.
