[privacy] UK: Anger Over Plans to Spy on Students

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via The Guardian.co.uk.

[snip]

University bosses and lecturers reacted with anger and alarm last night
over government plans to encourage academics to spy on their students.
They said the measures, outlined in a leaked document obtained by the
Guardian, were misplaced and likely to be counterproductive in the
drive to root out extremist activity on university campuses.

According to the proposals drawn up by the Department for Education and
Skills, ministers are to ask staff to spy on "Asian looking" or Muslim
students, informing special branch of anyone they suspect of being
involved in Islamic extremism.

[snip]

More:
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,1924113,00.html

- ferg


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