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三所位于墨尔本的TAFE学院透露将安装一套面部识别系统，目的是为了更好地记录留学生出勤率。这一消息很快遭到社会自由人士和留学生团体的抗议，认为这是对海外学生的歧视。
澳洲移民局上月证实对墨尔本的20所院校展开调查，怀疑他们涉嫌违反移民法，其中包括伪造学生出勤率。学校则指责学生在出勤率上钻空子。
澳大利亚印裔学生联合会表示，这是对学生的歧视。如果学校担心由于出勤率的下降而导致的教学质量的问题，那么所有学生都应该接受面部识别。维州自由人士组织也警告学校，如果这一系统只用于留学生的话，学校将面临涉嫌种族歧视和违反人人平等的原则。
Uproar over face scan for foreign students
http://www.theage.com.au/national/uproar-over-face-scan-for-foreign-students-20090502-aquu.html
Cameron Houston
May 3, 2009
MELBOURNE colleges will consider the introduction of facial recognition technology at classroom doors in a bid to curb abuse of international student visas.
Many international students are required to attend at least 80 per cent of classes under education visas granted by the Federal Government. But TAFE teacher Gary Alexander said facial recognition technology was the only way to tackle rorting by foreign students seeking permanent residency in Australia.
The proposal has angered civil libertarians and overseas student organisations, which said the new measure discriminated against foreign students and could threaten Victoria's $3.9 billion international education industry.
Three Melbourne colleges or TAFE schools told The Sunday Age they would consider the software, which requires overseas students to have their faces scanned.
Cameras would then identify students entering or leaving classrooms and automatically record attendance, said Mr Alexander, who plans to market the software in Victoria.
He accused some foreign students of defrauding swipe card technology, which has been introduced by several Melbourne colleges to track attendance.
The department of Immigration and Citizenship revealed last month that it was investigating 20 Melbourne colleges over possible breaches of immigration laws, including falsified attendance records.
Cambridge International College business development manager Phil Honeywood said it required all students to display identity cards at its four Melbourne campuses.
"We're happy to look at any technology on its merit, provided privacy laws are complied with," Mr Honeywood said.
Representatives of Box Hill Institute and Holmes Institute said they would also consider facial recognition software, if it was affordable and cleared privacy hurdles.
But the plan has infuriated the Federation of Indian Students of Australia.
"This is discrimination … All students should be monitored if there is a genuine concern for the quality of education delivered and received," said spokesman Amit Menghani.
Liberty Victoria president Michael Pearce, SC, also raised concerns that the software could breach racial discrimination and equal opportunity laws if only applied to overseas students.
"This would seem to be an obvious case of discrimination and would need to be applied to every student," Mr Pearce said.
"But you have to ask if such invasive technology is either necessary or desirable." |
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对first home saver account的一点看法 (2008-11-3) kingsford 
发表于 2009-5-3 19:40
老印的思维真是难以理解。
发表于 2009-5-4 01:26
