Florida moves to ban school biometrics

This is a biometric database

Senate panel votes to ban biometric data collection in schools (Florida Current)

A key Senate committee voted to stop public school systems from collecting "biometric" data on students, despite warnings that unplugging the computerized systems will waste money and make it harder to move hundreds of kids through lunchroom lines.

"These are children," said Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange. "There is no reason to scan a kid. Just because the government can do this is no reason the government should be doing this."

I haven't read the bill but school yearbook companies, school ID card suppliers, and school photographers might want to make a few calls to the 850 area code. Photos of faces are biometrics, after all.

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Outright technology bans are easy to understand, but they often have unintended consequences and seldom benefit large organizations. It's better to develop a solid understanding of the appropriate use of a given technology and how it furthers an organization's mission.