Employees Must Scan Eyeballs to Get Into Top Bank’s New $3B Headquarters

JPMorgan Chase has told staff to hand over their biometric data if they want to enter the bank’s new multi-billion-dollar headquarters, despite previously telling them it was optional.

Employees at the company’s new fortress-like skyscraper in the heart of Manhattan were told that their biometric data was “required” to enter the building going forward, overriding a previous mandate that said enrollment in the program was voluntary.

Although a select few staff will still be able to use ID cards to enter the lobby, the vast majority of the 10,000 employees expected to work at the 270 Park Avenue skyscraper once it fully opens later this year will need to scan their eyes and fingerprints every time they enter the building.

The move comes amidst heightened security concerns in corporate off