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Surveillence Society – A View From The Classroom

June 9th, 2009

Via Bruce Schneier, comes this article from two 6th formers in the Guardian. Apparently the Davenant Foundation School had decided to install CCTV in classrooms, without consulting students or parents. Understandably the students were not happy. The original blog posting that discussed the case is here. Some of the comments make depressing reading.

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Ada Lovelace Day

March 24th, 2009

Today is Ada Lovelace Day and, along with many, many others, I have pledged to write a post about a woman in technology.
I have been thinking for a while about what subject I should cover, but really this is supposed to be about a woman I admire, one of the unsung heroines. Therefore I’m going [...]

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