Colorado school district launches biometrics pilot for free lunches
The Poudre (Colo.) School District (PSD) is launching a biometrics pilot program to see if it can make the distribution…
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.
Safe schools group advises on biometrics deployment in latest security guidelines
The 2023 update to the safety and security guidelines of the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) includes technical and…
ROC highlights facial recognition accuracy, efficiency scores as school expansion planned
A series of updates from Rank One Computing highlight the accuracy of the company’s facial recognition software, and its commercial…
Public schools in Denver, Colorado, hit with breach; fingerprint scans grabbed
Employees’ fingerprint biometrics were stolen from the systems of Denver Public Schools. The theft occurred between December 13, 2022, and…
Scottish schools’ canteen facial recognition ‘likely infringed’ GDPR: ICO
A letter from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection authority, has told North Ayrshire Council (NAC) that…
Kids are guinea pigs in schools’ biometric data privacy experiments
No global generation of kids, not the Xers, not even the Boomers will be as influential around the world as…
Rank One gets nod on ISO-IEC biometric PAD standard, wins a school security contract
Facial recognition vendor Rank One Computing says its single-frame passive liveness detection algorithm complies with level 1 ISO-IEC face presentation…
Online proctoring biometrics use fails to meet Canadian legal threshold, report says
Online proctoring tools for conducting remote exams do not go far enough to ensure free, clear and individual consent from…
Student data privacy compromised in UK, at risk in US
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has issued a reprimand to the Department for Education (DfE) following a…
Financial institution exemption dooms student’s BIPA class action suit
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For almost four years now, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy…
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