Europe tells Britain to justify itself over fingerprinting children in schools

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Telegraph

Europe tells Britain to justify itself over fingerprinting children in schools
The European Commission has demanded Britain justifies the widespread and routine fingerprinting of children in schools because of "significant concerns" that the policy breaks EU privacy laws.

By Bruno Waterfield, Brussels 9:30PM GMT 14 Dec 2010

The commissioner is also concerned that parents are not allowed legal redress after one man was told he could not challenge the compulsory fingerprinting, without his permission, of his daughter for a "unique pupil number".

In many schools, when using the canteen or library, children, as young as four, place their thumbs on a scanner and lunch money is deducted from their account or they are registered as borrowing a book.

Research carried out by Dr Emmeline Taylor, at Salford University, found earlier this year that 3,500 schools in the UK – one in seven – are using fingerprint technology.

EU data protection rules, Brussels legislation that overrides British law, requires that the gathering of information such as biometric fingerprints, must be "proportionate" and must allow judicial challenges.




Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8202076/Europe-tells-Britain-to-justify-itself-over-fingerprinting-children-in-schools.html

[Renew Deal]

1. Aren't kids fingerprinted in the US?

For the risk of kidnapping? I don't remember what happens to those records.

[uppityperson]

2. That is voluntary vs compulsory like this story seems to be.

[Demeter]

4. I don't think there's a central file, either

The parents get custody of the prints....

[harun]

6. When I was in gradeschool they did.

[DeSwiss]

3. K&R

NWO

[harvey007]

5. School children are routinely fingerprinted

At one time it seemed like a good idea, but I don't think so anymore.

http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/31257/

[cory777]

7. Europe tells Britain to justify itself over fingerprinting children in schools

Source: Telegraph

The European Commission has demanded Britain justifies the widespread and routine fingerprinting of children in schools because of "significant concerns" that the policy breaks EU privacy laws.

The commissioner is also concerned that parents are not allowed legal redress after one man was told he could not challenge the compulsory fingerprinting, without his permission, of his daughter for a "unique pupil number".

In many schools, when using the canteen or library, children, as young as four, place their thumbs on a scanner and lunch money is deducted from their account or they are registered as borrowing a book.

Research carried out by Dr Emmeline Taylor, at Salford University, found earlier this year that 3,500 schools in the UK – one in seven – are using fingerprint technology

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8202076/Europe-tells-Britain-to-justify-itself-over-fingerprinting-children-in-schools.html

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[iamtechus]

8. That's one way to keep track of the shifty little buggers. n/t

[defendandprotect]

9. Image what Hitler could have done with a tool like that ..!!