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News and information about the use of biometrics in schools, or for the purpose of collecting biometrics from students. These systems can range from time & attendance systems, access control systems or cafeteria point-of-sale systems.

 

Biometrics becoming part of school fabric

Three school systems, two in the U.S. and the other in Brazil are installing or updating biometric security system for…

 

Harmonized data repository for student digital ID in India about to go live

A platform that will serve as a central data repository for a student digital ID scheme dubbed “One Nation One…

 

As US schools rush into facial recognition, parents and students remain concerned

More than half of students and parents in the U.S. are concerned about using cameras with facial recognition to check…

 

School district adds facial recognition of sex offenders to ROC.ai surveillance system

A school district located in the U.S. state of West Virginia is building out its facial recognition system, adding the…

 

New Indian school ID adds another credential on top of Aadhaar

India’s One Nation, One ID program appears to have been misnamed, with the controversial announcement of a plan to assign…

 

Safety, privacy professionals caution against facial recognition in US schools

As facial recognition deployments and restrictions proliferate among American schools, observers are calling for sober evaluation of claims made by…

 

US schools left on their own to figure out biometric surveillance policies

A lengthy newspaper article about facial recognition in schools and a likewise robust report by the American Civil Liberties Union…

 

Face biometrics at Iranian universities prompt fear of political silencing

As the Islamic Republic takes measures to silence academia, students at Iranian universities are facing tightened security measures such as…

 

Biometrics look increasingly likely for schools afraid of gun attacks

When U.S. state of New York schools got the OK last week to use biometric systems short of facial recognition,…

 

Facial recognition shut out of New York State schools

Schools in the U.S. state of New York cannot buy or use facial recognition. Some schools had deployed cameras and…

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