[IP] Texas police may order all businesses to

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

"No longer can we rely on the driver's license as a valid form of identity
when passing a check," . But we use it at airports???


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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 18:24:26 -0400
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Subject: FC: Texas police may order all businesses to collect fingerprints

[From customers who pay by check, that is. But why stop there? Credit card
fraud is a problem, so it makes sense to extend Operation Thumbs Up to such
purchases. And even cash can be counterfeit -- why not fingerprint all
customers, all the time? --Declan]

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"Police spokeswoman Christy Gilfour said the department is considering
making the program mandatory."

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    Police ask stores to take fingerprints
    By SUSAN SCHROCK
    Special to the Star-Telegram

    ARLINGTON - Police are asking businesses to voluntarily participate in
    a program to take customers' fingerprints if they pay by check.

    Operation Thumbs Up, scheduled to begin citywide Sunday, aims to help
    authorities identify check theft and forgery by obtaining a source of
    identification that can't be stolen or faked - fingerprints. The
    system is similar to those used by banks that require fingerprints on
    checks.

    "No longer can we rely on the driver's license as a valid form of
    identity when passing a check," Detective Kyle Gibson said. "We can't
    expect clerks to memorize every face in a line. By getting a print, we
    can place that person when the check was passed to get a successful
    prosecution."

    The program was announced Friday. Police spokeswoman Christy Gilfour
    said the department is considering making the program mandatory.

    [...]




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