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They are a little dated these days of course, but off the top of my head fingerprints are used for banking, old fashioned wire transfers, and passports. They wa
by sliverstorm 12y ago
They are a little dated these days of course, but off the top of my head fingerprints are used for banking, old fashioned wire transfers, and passports. They want to be able to connect you to those things, and the fingerprint was the private key signature [1] of the 20th century.
Which, IMO, isn't "so 1984" because those are historically all major fraud avenues.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature
- patio11 12y agooff the top of my head fingerprints are used for banking, old fashioned wire transfers, and passports Fingerprints are not routinely collected in the United States to open bank accounts, send or receive wire transfers, or request passports.
- sliverstorm 12y agoHas policy changed? I could swear I had to give a fingerprint last time I opened a bank account in person, and when I got my passport. I suppose that was fifteen years ago...
- georgemcbay 12y agoThe only time I've ever been fingerprinted is for a license renewal at the California DMV, and I have a passport, a bank account, etc. AFAIK there has never been a fingerprint requirement for US passports.
- tptacek 12y agoI have never given a fingerprint to open a bank account.
- aburan28 12y agoI have never given fingerprints to open a bank account
- mikecb 12y agoMany banks will request a fingerprint to cash a check if you do not have a preexisting relationship with the bank.