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"The regulator noted that although some parts of the school could be deemed to be "public", students had a certain expectation of privacy when they entered a cl
by ysleepy 7y ago
"The regulator noted that although some parts of the school could be deemed to be "public", students had a certain expectation of privacy when they entered a classroom.
It said there were less intrusive ways that their attendance could have been detected without involving camera surveillance."
Yeah, especially considering the students do not have a choice about being there.
- Rapzid 7y agoEyeball surveillance. I remember school. The teachers eyes were far more piercing than any camera. Seriously though, where exactly is the privacy if attendance is taken either way?
- abdullahkhalids 7y agoAttendance is one bit of information (present/absent). Perhaps you can add exact time of entering and leaving which would make it a couple of dozen bits. There is no need to record more information than this. The expectation of privacy is exactly this: that any information that is not needed is not recorded. Human teachers are unable to capture or keep recorded all the extra information they see with their eyes. Cameras do.
- theferalrobot 7y agoYeah, people have always been scared of new technologies. When people are scared of a computer being able to do a task that is mundane for people (recognize someone) you can know it is just hysteria.
- vangelis 7y agoDamn, I didn't know people's memories could be archived and replayed.
- msla 7y agoThe court system depends upon it, in the form of eyewitness testimony.
- input_sh 7y ago...if there's a reasonable suspicion. Not all the time for all the people walking past a certain location.
- theferalrobot 7y agoSchools are already under constant camera surveillance that isn't what is being discussed. The new thing here is facial recognition.
- altfredd 7y agoThat depends on the person, who tracks attendance. If the teacher sells attendance reports (together with detailed lesson transcripts and audio recordings) to Google, Amazon, Netflix, US and Russian governments, all major data brokers and The USA Association of Rich Pedophiles, all at the same time — yes, there is no difference. Otherwise there is a substantial difference. It is amazing, that a person, directly reporting such detailed information to elsewhere, would be considered a pervert and criminal, but using an automated camera to do the same thing is somehow alright?!!
- throwaway2048 7y agoIts alright if your job depends on that sort of business model.