tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post4236414330331459379..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: Connexions and Home EducationCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1520756157533798272008-02-26T00:28:00.000+00:002008-02-26T00:28:00.000+00:00OMG Carlotta the world gets worse - doh rolling of...OMG Carlotta the world gets worse - doh rolling of eyes and cursing . . . .stefndawniyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361832361543710591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-51449116666726693772008-02-24T12:34:00.000+00:002008-02-24T12:34:00.000+00:00RE: Issues around Consent I agree it looks quite e...RE: Issues around Consent <BR/><BR/>I agree it looks quite extraordinarily disempowering. The Learning and Skills Act appears to infringe civil liberties in an extraordinary way. In the practice of medicine, one has to seek consent for every action, but this very sound principle seems to have been<BR/>over-ridden very quietly in the persistent march towards the surveillance society.<BR/><BR/>"From ARCH's Database Masterclass again:<BR/><BR/>Each local Connexions service aims to collect information about everyone aged 13-19 in their area, and this is held on the Connexions Customer Information System (CCIS). Consent is normally sought before information is stored or shared with other agencies, but the consent can be a ‘one-off’ to grant all agencies access to the electronic record until such future time as consent is withdrawn. In other words: the consent need not be limited to a specific time, place or piece of information and the young person cannot refine the consent to specify which of the agencies listed above may or may not have access to specific information. The government confirms this in the final para of a PWA."Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-55202208511313590382008-02-24T01:58:00.000+00:002008-02-24T01:58:00.000+00:00How is that even legal?How is that even legal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-91581703007218374622008-02-23T13:08:00.000+00:002008-02-23T13:08:00.000+00:00A perfect opportunity for HE parents to start a di...A perfect opportunity for HE parents to start a discussion about government, data protection, identity theft, civil rights etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-72003036631835054342008-02-23T12:15:00.000+00:002008-02-23T12:15:00.000+00:00I guess in simply confirming one's existence, as o...I guess in simply confirming one's existence, as one easily might do on the end of a phone or to someone at the front door, one is already giving away information which one might not want to give away. Apparently Connexions has a right to this much info on all school pupils whether a family gives their consent or not, so they wouldn't even need consent to confirm and record this much.<BR/><BR/>Plus, if a PA is wheedly enough, nice enough, goodness knows what one might say. I strongly suspect that Connexions PAs have got very proficient at wheedling information out of people simply as a way of justifying their jobs, as I suspect that Connexions remains very underused and over-resourced. Another fine waste of money.Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-38038744263460872232008-02-23T11:12:00.000+00:002008-02-23T11:12:00.000+00:00What do you think would make a teen give consent? ...What do you think would make a teen give consent? It seems unlikely that the average teen would want a prying adult on their backs.<BR/><BR/>Maybe they intend to bribe them with something...<BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com