In March 2007, the British government was considering fingerprinting all children aged 11 to 15 and adding the prints to a government database as part of a new passport and ID card scheme and disallowing opposition for privacy concerns.
Serious concerns about the security implications of using conventional biometric templates in schools have been raised by a number of leading IT security experts,[REF] one of whom has voiced the opinion that "it is absolutely premature to begin using 'conventional biometrics' in schools" [REF].