Sunday, April 11, 2010
In Our World - 'Schools taking fingerprints of pupils without their parents knowing'
Yes, it's true. In the U.K.
The school officials obviously were quite over the top in their implementation; however, I'm sure the original idea was well-intended.
This technology, like all technologies, has both a useful side and a possibilities for abuse...
The school officials obviously were quite over the top in their implementation; however, I'm sure the original idea was well-intended.
This technology, like all technologies, has both a useful side and a possibilities for abuse...
In the U.K. Daily Mail, Laura Clark begins her news article with this:
"A school has provoked uproar after taking children's fingerprints without permission from their parents.
Pupils were 'frogmarched' to be fingerprinted so they could use touch screens in the canteen to have money deducted from their account, thereby speeding up lunch queues.
Capital City Academy in Brent, north London, was later forced to apologise and wiped all prints it obtained before asking for consent."
