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Scan your face to clock in. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by west2seven@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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I went to Honeygrow for the first time yesterday. Its like a salad version of Chipotle. When i was picking up my order at the counter someone was clocking in by scanning their face. I asked, "do you need to scan your face to clock in?" And she said yes in and out every day.

Ive never seen this anywhere but I dont have a job that requires clocking in anymore. This is also a place that wants you to make a profile (email and phone number) and sign in when placing your order. I opted for "guest" to avoid that.

What is the purpose of this? When i was a kid you had a manager who would know who was working. Is this like some tech solution to removing a manager, or is this something else.

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[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The company i work at is currently implementing such a solution.

Complete unnecessary facial scan, it was fingerprint previously and the reader still accepts the same fingerprints as of now.

In addition we're going to get a phone app that tracks whatever we have logged on for our shift and if not then our location and sends us a notification.

From the production managers perspective, it fully automates working hours calculation, though he has to approve any shift change manually.

From our perspective, it's supposed to notify us automatically if there isn't enough work for third(night) shift and notifies us that we don't have to come. Though we do still get paid for it. Good EU workers protection laws.

Personally I'm rather on the fence about it. I'm most definitely going to refuse the facial scan on the basis that fingerprint works as well and anything more is unnecessary. Though still thinking a good reason to refuse the mobile app and tracking part.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If they want to track you on a mobile app, they can provide you with a work phone. They probably can't force you to use your personal device. I just tell them that my phone can't install apps (because I've lobotomised it). They've worked around me.

[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 7 points 1 day ago

Good idea, i totally forgot that angle and that would most likely work as well. Tbf i have a rather unpopular phone so it wouldn't even be that unbelievable that the app doesn't work.

Thank you.

[–] west2seven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the fingerprint scan is less invasive because the face scan is passive and it seems like thats what is being implemented at a national level by flock cameras and the like.

[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah pretty much, there's no reason to add my face into any facial recognition database in the current climate of more authoritarian levels of surveillance and with minimal trust that this data will not be sold to the highest bidder.

And before anyone asks, no i don't have any social media where i upload pictures of myself. Of course I'm probably on some pictures on the background, but at least I'm doing all i can do avoid it.