Finger Scanning Costs Six Flags $36m

Finger Scanning Costs Six Flags $36mTheme park operator Six Flags Great America has agreed to pay $36m to settle a class-action lawsuit concerning the gathering and collection of its customers' biometric data.Filed in Lake County, Illinois, the lawsuit alleges that the use of finger-scanning equipment used at Six Flags entry gates violated the Prairie State's Biometric Privacy Act.The act regulates how companies collect and use an individual's retina or ir