A new policy is in place at Philadelphia GameStop stores which requires customers who trade in video games to provide a fingerprint scan. The company claims the collected thumb prints will go into a database to enable police to track down thieves who bring in stolen goods. However, City Solicitor Shelley Smith claims that the state isn’t requiring GameStop to abide by this. Here’s a few reactions from customers at Philadelphia GameStop stores.

 

 

 

“I really don’t appreciate it. You fingerprinted me like I’m in a police district. No, I’m at a game store.”

 

“That is a little absurd, it’s just a video game.”

 

“I think it’s an overreach. It’s going too far.”

 

“I know that it only happens to people who go to jail, they get fingerprinted.”

 

“When I went, I got my finger scanned when he broke it out and said ‘I need your fingerprint,’ I said, ‘for what’?’”

 

Source: http://mynintendonews.com/2014/08/01/philadelphia-gamestop-requires-customer-fingerprints-when-doing-trade-ins/#comments

 

 

I seriously hope this won't happen to all GameStop stores in the US. Why the heck do they need to scan your fingerprints JUST to trade in a game!? This is just dumb

Edited August 1, 201411 yr by Tails

lol, why do you people care so much? it's just a finger print. the only way this will actually affect you is if you've committed some sort of crime

Yes but to their customers it feels as though you are being treated like a criminal and makes them feel a bit alienated. Which is something that stores should NEVER do because it could not only drive customers away, but could also possibly make said company go out of business.

Yes but to their customers it feels as though you are being treated like a criminal and makes them feel a bit alienated. Which is something that stores should NEVER do because it could not only drive customers away, but could also possibly make said company go out of business.

This. It's the same reason people are upset about the Gun laws in NA.

I don't ever go to gamestop anyway...But yeah. That's pretty dumb.

It's also nice to know that you can get $60 games for $2 trade in credit.

Edited August 1, 201411 yr by Shintora

Come on now, when is Gamestop ever serious? This is Gamestop we're talking about here.

 

First crappy credit cards and now pointless Biometrics. Thank Kingdom Hearts we don't have Gamestop here in the UK.  

Good thing Gamestop isn't the only place to buy games!