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by dmix 4585 days ago
/laywer question

Is a persons biometric signature something that can be legally compelled to be used by a company, if that person quits or go AWOL?

If an employee/agent has ownership of a text keyfile (assuming no company controlled backups exist), the company could look to police/courts about property theft. But biometric seems a bit different.

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That's a great question. I would hope no company would voluntarily put themselves in that situation.

Biometrics are useful for authentication, but I struggle with a safe use for authorization, per se. Just for the reason you identified.