Facial recognition reaches more US schools with Singlewire deployments
Biometric systems for school safety and security continue to gain ground in the U.S., with more rollouts unveiled and a…
Schools
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.
Google settles over kids biometric data collection in schools
Google and the parents of an Illinois girl who sued (H.K. et al. v. Google LLC) the tech giant in…
UK school reprimanded by ICO for using facial recognition without DPIA
A school in Chelmsford, Essex, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for the unlawful implementation of facial…
Maine district’s biometrics contract did not prioritize student data safety: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has shed more light on what led to the cancellation of a contract between…
AI surveillance in US schools becoming the safe bet
Maybe recognizing that many U.S. communities will gamble the privacy of school-aged children for promises of safety on campus, AI…
Kansas schools license Indicio Proven for verified transcripts, education records
Seattle-headquartered Indicio, which provides open source digital ID for “trusted digital ecosystems”, has issued a release to announce a new…
One US school backs out of biometrics contract, another is going big
With almost no explanation, a high school in the U.S. state of Maine reportedly has backed out of a biometric…
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…
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