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Het vingerafdrukken nemen van de leerling in scholen is onnodig, opdringerig en onzeker

Zaterdag, 28 Juli, 2007

Liberale Democraten

De Minister van de Schaduw van DEM van de Lib voor Scholen Greg Mulholland leidt een de verdagingsdebat van het Lagerhuis over gebruik van biometrische gegevens in scholen.

Openend het debat, de Minister van de Schaduw van DEM van de Lib voor Scholen, zei Greg Mulholland:

„In dit land, verzamelen duizenden scholen vingerafdrukken of andere vormen van biometrische gegevens van leerlingen zo jong zoals drie. Zij worden verzameld voor registratie, het lenen van bibliotheekboeken en het beleid van schooldiners. Verscheidene ondernemende bedrijven contacteren direct scholen om deze pakketten en voordelen te verkopen die zij brengen. De nieuwe Afdeling heeft geen idee in hoeveel scholen dit gebeurt. Ondanks het feit dat de officieuze onderzoeken zouden voorstellen dat het op elk lokaal gebied van het onderwijsgezag in het land plaatsvindt, heeft de overheid geen verslagen van hoeveel scholen biometrische gegevens.“ verzamelen

„Verlaat een onderzoek dat door de een campagne voerende organisatie wordt uitgevoerd hen nog Jonge geitjes Alleen heeft geschat dat de 3.500 primaire en middelbare scholen nu biometrische gegevenssystemen gebruiken en dat ongeveer van 750.000 kinderen door hun scholen vingerafdrukken zijn genomen. Men schat dat 20 nieuwe scholen een week aan die cijfers worden toegevoegd. Daarom moet de kwestie worden behandeld.“

„Één ding is bepaald: wij kunnen niet weten hoeveel scholen dit binnen gebeurt, maar wij weten dat de ouders vaak niet om toestemming worden gevraagd en in veel gevallen niet zelfs geïnformeerd. Sommige scholen zullen een brievenhuis - wat doen dit alvorens het systeem wordt geïntroduceerde, wat daarna verzenden - maar er is geen vereiste om dat te doen. Er is echte zorg onder ouders, oudergroepen en burgerlijke vrijhedenorganisaties, die, ben ik bang, tot dit punt door de overheid.“ zijn genegeerd

M. Mulholland stemde in met het feit dat de overheid definitief begeleiding voor scholen op gebruik van biometrische gegevens op de eigenlijke dag van zijn debat had gepubliceerd.

Op de veiligheid van de gegevens die in scholen worden verzameld, zei M. Mulholland:

De „onafhankelijke technologiedeskundigen hebben verklaard dat naar hun mening het onmogelijk is om te zeggen dat de gegevens veilig zullen blijven. De vooruitgang in technologie betekent dat het onnauwkeurig is om te zeggen dat het geen mogelijke omgekeerd-ingenieur de gegevens zal zijn worden opgeslagen die de originele vingerafdruk te verkrijgen.“

“There is also concern about how the data is stored. It is generally stored on small school networks or stand-alone PCs, with the most basic level of firewall protection and anti-theft protection, or it is held by the agencies who provide the technologies - and we are talking, of course, about an industry that is unregulated. Further, as Action on Rights for Children points out, schools are not secure places. Theft of school equipment is alarmingly frequent and IT equipment is a magnet for thieves.”

“Banks invest millions of pounds in constantly updating and adapting their security systems to prevent identity fraud, but how can schools be expected to do the same? However, unlike a bank personal identification number – PIN - biometric data cannot be changed in the event of theft or identity fraud, and a person’s biometric data remains the same for a lifetime. Therefore, once stolen, it is compromised forever.”

“How long data is stored is also an issue. Schools act independently. Some might destroy the data they hold as soon as the child leaves school, but there is nothing to stop them keeping the data for longer, or permanently, if they have sufficient storage space. Not only does that raise questions about whether the data could be used by organisations, including the police or security services, in later life, or indeed while the child is still at school, it raises further concerns about the security of the data and the chance that it might be compromised.”

Mr Mulholland concluded:

“The collection of biometric data by schools is not necessary. It is interesting to note that swipe cards are 100 per cent. accurate when passed over a reader, but biometric systems such as fingerprint scanners are only 93 per cent. accurate. So they are less accurate than swipe cards and considerably more expensive.”

“It raises many issues, including those of security, consent and information, as well as benefit, necessity and cost. I mean cost not only in monetary terms, but in the possible ramifications and consequences of the introduction of that practice. The government have been too slow to listen and too slow to act. They are finally engaging with the issue, but their response is still inadequate. It is not enough to say that parents should be consulted. They must be consulted, if biometric data, such as fingerprints, are to be taken from their children. Like a child’s safety on a school trip, the collection of a child’s fingerprints or other biometric data is enormously important, and should be treated with the same respect.”

“I have come to the conclusion that the costs of introducing that technology into our schools utterly outweigh any positive benefits that may ensue. The collection of biometric data in our schools is unnecessary, intrusive and insecure. A can of worms has been opened and, as yet, the government have failed adequately to close it. The situation is now a little clearer, but we want real clarity. The only way to achieve real clarity is for the government to say that schools must always ask parents for consent before taking biometric data from children.”

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