Jim Knight MP (Labour) former MP for South Dorset.

Children's Digital Rights

Jim Knight told the BBC Radio 4 You & Yours program in relation to finger printing kids in schools.

"children are not fingerprinted, there is no ink pad, all that happens is that a long number is generated from part of the finger. That can't be reversed back into a fingerprint"

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2008-01-10 - ZDNet - MP: Children must be taught IT security: Author: Tom Espine; Summary: The UK government has said that young people need to be educated about IT security. Minister of state for schools and learners Jim Knight told ZDNet.co.uk on Wednesday that, as there is increasing online interaction between schools and parents, young people need to know about the possible dangers of IT security being compromised. "We have to educate children to use technology safely, as well as making the technology safe," said Knight. "I have to be confident what [is in place] is sufficiently safe for young people." Knight said that, just as children growing up by a busy road have to be educated about the associated dangers, so young people today have to be made aware of dangers associated with technology use, such as data compromise.