‘We’ve got a problem here’: B.C. civil liberties group concerned doctor fingerprinted to prove his identity

A civil liberties association and doctors group in B.C. are raising concerns after a doctor whose name is similar to a sex offender’s was ordered to be fingerprinted to prove his identity. The doctor predicts all doctors and nurses will be required to be fingerprinted down the road — a suspicion the RCMP appears to […]

California won’t require Uber, Lyft drivers to be fingerprinted

Enlarge (credit: Alan Levine) California regulators won’t require ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to get fingerprinted as part of their background checks to operate in the Golden State. Taxi drivers, however, must be fingerprinted in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates the ride-hailing industry, said that “after much consideration and debate,” […]