Originally Posted By GalDisney Just heard on the news that WDW, beginning next month, will begin using finger print technology to cut down on ticket fraud. Figured this would happen sooner or later.
Originally Posted By Roger55 See this discussion from three months ago... <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/default.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-76213-P-1&Refresh=0830153906" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/de fault.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-76213-P-1&Refresh=0830153906</a> There is also an article on Mouse Planet that shows a picture of the new scanner... http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=wd060828mg
Originally Posted By Roger55 Strange.. now that I look at it again.. it was YOU GalDisney that started that post three months ago! What am I missing here??? <confused>
Originally Posted By GalDisney No, the first post was, I think regarding the new one finger biometric scanner they started using. Guess now they are going to be fingerprint scanners.
Originally Posted By Roger55 So they are already going to change the system again??? My guess is that it is the same system. I speculate that three months ago was when testing started. And now deployment of the system has started.
Originally Posted By GalDisney Disney currently does not scan your fingerprint with their scanners. They scan the bone structure. They will begin scanning fingerprints and linking them to your ticket, thereby stopping ticket fraud. But there is controversy about ID theft using fingerprints. Probbaly why the new scanners were installed.
Originally Posted By Skylardad My family holds APs and on our last 3 visits over two weekends, we have been to all 4 parks and have had to do nothing more than put our ticket in the machine without a hand scan or a finger scan. So much for their concern for ticket fraud. I could see if this was a one day glitch - but 4 parks on 3 separate visits on different days? Where's the security? This isn't the first time we have experienced a series of no scanning. This has actually become quite frequent. I guess they are just as concerned about scanning my finger or hand as they are at actually reading my ticket to see if I have an AP ticket for free parking. I understand their reasons for installing the technology, but for crying out loud - USE IT! Otherwise, put the money spent in other areas of the park that could really use the capital.
Originally Posted By dizneed When we were there two weeks ago, MGM had the Biometric scanners, and Magic had the fingerprints. I had asked the CM if the fingerprint was less of a hassle for the guests and she delightedly answered yes! It did seem easier and faster.
Originally Posted By WDWs Future I was there 2 weeks ago as well, and the process at MK was noticebly a lot faster. It seems to be much a more straight-forward system and I definitely wouldn't mind seeing them all convert to this way.
Originally Posted By gaston lives Great...now they can track us further! I really have no problem with this, but it's weird now that they can track what park you're in at all times, as well as what your favorite rides are and all that. Big Brother turned out to be Walt?
Originally Posted By danyoung According to the Mouseplanet article, they are keeping this information in a separate computer database, away from any marketing system. And the information is automatically deleted 30 days after your ticket expires. It's up to the individual to decide whether to believe them or not. I personally do believe them on this - it ain't no big deal.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Alot of info in this news article.... <a href="http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/15415885.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/new s/nation/15415885.htm</a> >>Disney's choice of a fingerprint scanner worries some privacy experts, especially when compared with a finger geometry reader. "It's more information," EPIC's Coney said. "That's why law enforcement agencies have relied on fingerprints for so long." Prunty said the company's system will not be linked to a law enforcement fingerprint database. "Truly the only application is to link the ticket with the numerical value," she said. Harbour said the system designed for his theme park client is not compatible with a federal law enforcement database, saying, "Their protocols don't store images." But Raul Diaz, Lumidigm's vice president of sales and marketing, said it is "easy" to change a system from capturing numerical information to storing an entire fingerprint image. "It's a software option," Diaz said. "It's changing just one command." Coney fears Disney could share the fingerprint information, saying, "If they maintain that data, it can be used for anything." Disney's privacy policy says that it may disclose personal information when doing so can help "protect your safety or security."<<
