But identification from private films or snaps? We return to the fact that
these are not data that the school is data controller for, thus the school
may not seek to control.
It smacks of "Let's find a law to hide behind".
And, as for the paedophile elements, the part that no-one is willing to
discuss is that most of these are friends of the family. Random abduction
is rare, though a finite probability.
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iirc the reasoning behind this kind of ban _is_ rather closer to a DP
concern. If there are children that are subject to custody disputes, then
the identification of them through such a means might in principle increase
their chances of being abducted. Myself, I would have thought that compared
to the danger of being filmed/followed on the way to or from the school, the
added danger was pretty minimal, but I can see a concern that is actually
related to privacy and DP (rather than absurd ideas that paedophiles might
be interested in the pictures).
Ben Fairweather
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On Thu, 20 May 2004, Norman Pottinger wrote:
> I'm sure we are all trying to be helpful and find a justification for
> stopping filming under DPA, but of course this is not actually a
> decision based on DPA at all. It stems from child protection and the
> fact that the "father" at the back with a video camera may be a
> paedophile and no one is prepared to take the risk.
>
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