Posted on 12/14/2010 2:35:02 PM PST by Sub-Driver
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.
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The EU and the UK are both nuts, IMHO.
I’m sure that UK parents are absolutely delighted that their children are now officially potential criminals.
Seriously...
The National Center for missing & exploited children will do it for you here, too. My kids prints are all over the house.
Britain’s justification would come in something like “Because we’re Britain. We banned butter knifes, remember? Why the surprise?”
Yes, beware those who carve obscenities into bathroom facilities!
Perhaps Britain has more than their share of little Jihadis... :)
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