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Best Buy collects biometric fingerprint data, but collection is conditional on a legal requirement and is limited to the trade-in program fraud-detection context.
If you participate in Best Buy's product trade-in program and applicable law requires it, Best Buy may collect your fingerprints.
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Best Buy collects biometric fingerprint data, but collection is conditional on a legal requirement and is limited to the trade-in program fraud-detection context.
If you participate in Best Buy's product trade-in program and applicable law requires it, Best Buy may collect your fingerprints.
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