Facial recognition use in educational establishments
Pippa King made this Freedom of Information request to Education Scotland
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Dear Education Scotland,
Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 pease supply the following data:
1) Please provide a list of educational establishments using facial recognition for students 18 and under.
2) Please provide your advice to companies which are providers to schools and schools/educational establishments wishing to use facial recognition technology.
3) Please advise if you have been approached by any companies wishing to supply facial recognition to schools and provide all communications you have had with them, this includes all communications, i.e. minutes of meetings, letters, emails, video calls, etc.
4) Please advise if your office has examined or have any details of standards any facial recognition hardware and software to be used in educational establishments.
Yours faithfully,
Pippa King
Our Reference: 202100235804
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