More fun and games on the data security front in the UK.
From the BBC:
The government is being urged to scrap a database of all pupils’ school records amid data security fears.
Every 14-year-old in England will have their exam results and personal details held on a central database.
They will each be given a lifelong “learner number” – and employers will be able to check their exam results on a tamper-proof “online CV”.
Officials insist the system is secure but critics say the government can not be trusted with personal data.
There is also concern the system, which is expected to go online next September, could lead to school records being used against pupils in later life.
Officials denied reports that exclusions and expulsions are to be recorded on the database.
I hope my records from my childhood aren’t stored on a database somewhere. Mind you, the world was flat(ish) then.
[tags]UK Student Data, Privacy, Data Security[/tags]
