Angus Council’s education convener has defended a biometric identity system used for school meals, claiming the local authority has never received a complaint about it. Peter Nield spoke in favour of the cashless system — which involves the scanning of pupils’ fingerprints — in the face of widespread human rights concerns over similar technology which…
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TR: Police authorized to search Istanbul University students for one year
Umay Aktaş Salman and Serkan Ocak report: A local court has authorized police to conduct searches at any time of the bags, vehicles and private documents of students at Istanbul University, daily Radikal reported Tuesday. The decision, requested by the university rector’s office, is valid from Dec. 1, 2010, to Nov. 20, 2011. Eren Can,…
UK: Hundreds of school children fingerprinted for their lunch
Fiona Macleod reports: Hundreds of school children across Scotland are having to use biometric identity systems to get into libraries and claim meals, according to new figures. The statistics show 68 schools have introduced the systems, which often use fingerprint technology. The figures, obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats through a freedom of information request,…
UK: CCTV ‘used to monitor schoolchildren in toilets and changing rooms’
Graeme Paton reports: Schools are using CCTV cameras to spy on pupils in toilets and monitor teachers’ performance in the classroom, according to an official report. The use of video surveillance has evolved in recent years from a security measure to a tool to keep checks on children and staff, it was disclosed. A report…