Dutch sports authority may track hooligans by fingerprint, GPS
When football fans get violent and charged with "hooliganism," they wind up getting prohibited from their team stadiums for a time to prevent more mayhem. But the current system of manually checking these blocked citizens in on game day is cumbersome. To counter that, the Netherlands' governing football association KNVB will roll out a device soon that tracks banned fans using GPS and biometrics. While it could be a technologically convenient for offenders and authorities, it's a solution with privacy concerns.
The phone-size device is supposedly simple to use: Offenders simply put their finger on its scanner, and its internal GPS makes sure they're nowhere near the stadium during a match. Banned fans have to ensure it's charged and check in when prompted before, during, and after the match. But it's seemingly easier on everybody than what's used now: Forcing them to sign in at police stations, which takes time and manpower.
