The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed a bill that aims to ban fingerprinting as a "reasonable" mode of identification. The bill follows criticism of a Bank of America policy that requires noncustomers to provide fingerprint identification when cashing a check, the Nashua Telegraph reports. The new bill, NH HB 299, would amend an existing state law that lays out acceptable required forms of identification. The bill will next come before the Senate. Meanwhile, Bank of America has voluntarily agreed to stop its fingerprinting in New Hampshire as of February 8. A Telegraph editorial suggests that every state ban fingerprinting until adequate safeguards exist to protect customers' biometric data.
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