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12:48:26 on Thu, 18 Jan 2007, "Griffiths, Ian"
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>I'm no expert but technically no, the pattern remains the same just the
>size changes. As the software will look for patterns not distance,
Are you sure that's what the digitising is doing?
>All based on my own assumption. I don't think the schools will have
>considered this,
Unless the supplier has specified in advance a schedule for regular
re-scanning, it's unrealistic to expect the schools to suddenly become
experts in biometrics and form their own views on this. I suspect
they'll simply do it whenever a child's print consistently fails to be
recognised.
>based in part on their obligation to not keep them for too long anyway.
Where are those obligations set out?
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scourfield, Brenda
>Sent: 18 January 2007 11:36
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [data-protection] School fingerprinting: Warning: likely to
>raise blood pressur e
>
>
>If you are fingerprinted at 8 what happens as you grow ? How often do
>you need to be 're-done' ?
>
>Brenda Scourfield
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues
>> [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick Landau
>> Sent: 18 January 2007 11:31
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: School fingerprinting: Warning: likely to raise
>blood
>> pressure
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeremy Harmer" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [data-protection] School fingerprinting: Warning: likely
>to
>> raise blood pressure
>>
>>
>> > >Our 8 year old is actually quite proud that his finger is now all
>> > >he needs to take books out of the school library, and as a
>> > result our 10
>> > >year old is anxious to not be left out.
>>
>> Our 10 yr old was 'done' yesterday - apparently it's thumbs, not index
>
>> fingers. He came home able to tell us that "if burglars get the thing
>> it is of no use to them as it is just numbers".
>>
>> Nick's reply:
>>
>> Does he only answer to a fingerprint now, not a name?
>>
>> Nick Landau
>>
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