San Diego school district’s facial recognition pilot program sees backlash
Parents in the Encinitas Union School District have been expressing their concerns regarding a new pilot program that will implement…
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St. Louis-based high school installs facial recognition system
St. Louis-based St. Mary’s High School recently became one of the first schools in the nation to install a new…
identiMetrics partners with Harris to provide biometric identification system for school cafeterias
K-12 school nutrition technology firm Harris School Nutrition Solutions recently partnered with biometrics identification solutions firm identiMetrics to provide high…
State lawmakers continue to place restrictions on biometrics in schools
Several U.S. states have implemented bans or restrictions on the use of biometric technologies in schools as concerns over student…
Biometrics Uncensored: a seminar for students and educators
The Biometrics Institute in partnership with Elsevier, have put together a one hour seminar for students and educators which will…
Biometrics use at Massachusetts school raise privacy concerns from parents
The school system in North Adams, Massachusetts is introducing biometrics tofacilitate lunch lines at schools, which has raised concerns among…
Biometric Technology In The UK: The Emerging Trends
This is a guest post by Paul Coombes, Head of Commercial (EMEA) for Argus Global In the UK, we see…
Indiana school board OKs fingerprint-scan policy
A plan to implement a policy that would use fingerprint tracking for Fort Wayne, Indiana school lunches was approved earlier…
IBIA issues statement in opposition of Florida’s recently-passed Bill 188
The International Biometrics & Identification Association has issued a statement in regards to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s recent signing of Bill…
Gov. Scott signs Bill 188 into law, bans biometrics in Florida schools
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has signed Bill 188 into law, banning the collection of biometric information from students in Florida…
