An example of the kind of spin and propaganda that is endlessly unrolling on the cashless society issue:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Every morning Dennis Colson, a surveyor at New York City's Department of Design and Construction, begins his work day by placing his hand on a scanner to log his time and attendance at the office.

The use of hand geometry and other biometric data, like facial and iris recognition, is not new -- the University of Georgia pioneered the use of hand geometry when it installed scanners in its student dining hall in 1974....

But the planned roll-out of hand geometry scanners in all New York City government agencies has sparked union cries of "geoslavery" and assertions that technology developed for security will be used to track, label and control workforces....

"It's really a matter of this kind of technology having far outstripped any legislation or even case law in the United States in terms of what are the restrictions," Forster told Reuters.....

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2007-01-26T195830Z_01_N25259138_RTRUKOC_0_US-WORK-SCANN

You don't have to scan, and you can win court cases concerning the issue by just citing the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Scanning may incriminate you, and you have the right against self-incrimination. Simple as that. It's not an admission of criminality to cite the Fifth Amendment, it just means that no one can make you speak or act against yourself, either in spoken testimony or in action.

These stories are endless. There is AMPLE precedent for not submitting to scanning. The freakin' Fifth Amendment to the constitution. But this story leaves you thinking you can't fight city hall. So transparent.

Say no to scanning. You may lose your job, but you'll win in court and make up the lost salary, plus damages. Enough court actions filed, no more hand scanning.