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Apparently, a little plagiarism won't get you fired sometimes.

Facial scanning isn't quite to the point where it could be reliably implemented in a school, but it's not far off either.

This article talks about the facial recognition used in response to fatal shootings at schools.

I found this article to be well written and interesting because of the conversational and casual way it was written. The idea that one needs to remove all pronouns from scientific writing is one that is hammered into students from high school science day 1, yet may not be true. This was not written in the way that I was taught to write about science, however, it was both easy to read and informative. The casual writing style of science blogs may influence other writing standards of other areas of science in the future.

Cory Doctorow's blog posts concerning RFID tags and arphid technology; especially several posts on its usage in schools

A new law in Texas might require schools to install video cameras upon request in classrooms where students have disabilities.

Interesting how this article talks about the gait analysis being used for catching terrorists, while in Little Brother, it was used to keep track of the high school students. The technology is not quite ready to be used, but seems to be much more reliable than the gait trackers in the book.

Georgia Tech Research Institute is making gait recognition technology a reality. "The ultimate goal is to detect, classify and identify humans at distances up to 500 feet away under day or night, all-weather conditions. Such capabilities will enhance the protection of U.S. forces and facilities from terrorist attacks."

Advice: Although some school surveys are said to be anonymous, it is there probably is some cryptographic way to retrieve a user's identify from a response and what you say could still be potentially traced back to you.

Schools have a responsibility to protect your information, but it can be vulnerable to release or data breaches. Be careful when giving out personal information and try to educate yourself on your rights as a student so that you can best protect yourself.