A new way to check the class attendance list has been introduced at one of the Chinese universities: When students enter classes, scan their thumb's fingerprints – the newspaper reported on Tuesday “China Daily”. Meija College of International Studies at Hunan University issued 250 thousand. yuan (more than 32 thousand. dollars) to install a scanner in each of the lecture halls. College Dean Hou Lichen told the newspaper, that before that, teachers had to waste time checking the attendance list, which, moreover, did not give a full guarantee, that all students are actually present. Ever since scanners were introduced, attendance increased to 95 percent – the newspaper said. It is true that not everyone is happy – some students are afraid, that their fingerprints and their data could go outside, outside the university and be used for other purposes…
