What Your Kids Really Need To Know About Digital Citizenship
Vicki Davis, a blogger for Edutopia, lays out the "9 Key Ps" of digital citizenship in her post for teachers, but the list applies to parents concerned about the issue as well...
From fingerprint readers to voice imprints, more and more businesses are using biometrics for many purposes -- but the question now is are consumers prepared to handle the privacy implications? If you have a driver’s license, a passport and a Facebook account, you are likely already documented in at least three different facial recognition databases. In defense of the data collectors, most biometrics are not secrets. A fingerprint or facial feature is unique to each individual, but they are not secret or able to be protected the way a password is. You can always change your password but biometrics are for the most part immutable. With that in mind, it is important to note the law doesn't recognize a right to privacy over anything that is revealed to the public. In this case, that includes just showing your face.