Biometrics in the workplace may be the way of the future. But at what cost?

When Ellie Thomson clocks in at work, she doesn’t punch a physical clock, or even check in on an app. Instead, she scans her finger. More employers are turning to biometrics, and while Thomson isn’t worried about the fact that charbar has her fingerprint, some are raising concerns about the trend.

Biometrics in the workplace may be the way of the future. But at what cost?
Someone getting their finger scanned on a fingerprint scanner.

When Ellie Thomson clocks in at work, she doesn’t punch a physical clock, or even check in on an app. Instead, she scans her finger. More employers are turning to biometrics, and while Thomson isn’t worried about the fact that charbar has her fingerprint, some are raising concerns about the trend.