Schools in fingerprinting row

July 26, 2002

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Schools in fingerprinting row
Tens of thousands of children are being fingerprinted in school - often wit=
hout the consent of their parents, a human rights group has complained.
Prints are taken for a library lending system which the makers say makes le=
nding more efficient and less vulnerable to abuse.

But the pressure group Privacy International says the practice is illegal a=
nd breaches the human right to privacy.

Dangerous

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<H3>Schools in fingerprinting row</H3>Tens of thousands of children are bei=
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fingerprinted in school - often without the consent of their parents, a hum=
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rights group has complained.
<P>Prints are taken for a library lending system which the makers say makes=

lending more efficient and less vulnerable to abuse.
<P>But the pressure group Privacy International says the practice is illega=
l and
breaches the human right to privacy.
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