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Governor signs Johnson bill protecting children’s biometric information

 

(STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) – The governor signed Sen. Karen Johnson’s bill Thursday prohibiting schools from collecting fingerprints and other biometric information from students without parental consent. Johnson argues that biometric readers in schools jeopardize student privacy, open the threat of identity theft and pose a potential risk to the student’s safety.