Educators criticize government proposal to put childcare centers under surveillance
Educators criticize government proposal to put childcare centers under surveillance
2025-12-26
Child care workers and early childhood education professionals are voicing opposition to a new childcare law put forward by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The legislation, if passed, would require childcare centers to install cameras and upload all surveillance footage to a cloud platform. The images would then stay online for 30 days. Critics say the change would subject children to excessive digital surveillance and infringe on teachers’ rights. Let’s hear more.
Chiang Shu-jung
Child care and education association
Requiring cameras would inevitably result in video footage of children’s private parts. That’s really terrifying. Minders have to undress kids dozens of times every day, so the kids would be completely naked in the images. So we can’t accept such a requirement as it violates children’s right to privacy.
Pao Chong-ming
New Taipei City Infant and Child Care Association
Where would these videos go? Hasn’t anyone thought about it? Who would be managing the footage?
Childcare worker
Nursery center
We don’t know who could be watching, or if there is a risk of leaks. It also makes me uneasy that my daily work will be recorded and viewed by others.
Parent
Concerned about cameras
Who can guarantee that my kid’s private parts won’t be leaked? Should I even send my child to a nursery?
The proposal says that the cloud surveillance system would be managed by a third-party contractor, allowing remote access to footage. The government says the goal is to ensure children’s safety, but concerns remain high on safeguarding the privacy of children and teachers.
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托嬰監視器擬統一上傳雲端 幼托業者憂洩隱私強烈反對
2025-12-26
衛福部提出的托育專法正在立法院審議中，其中要求托嬰中心將監視影像統一上傳到地方政府指定雲端，並保存30天，遭到不少幼托工作者強烈反對，擔心不只讓孩子淪落數位監控，還會侵犯老師們的權益。
[[中華孕嬰童教保聯合總會長 蔣叔融]]
“托育人員因為政府要求監視器鏡頭，需要對著孩子私密處的影像，這個非常的可怕，我們一天至少要進行這個幾十次，甚至還有孩子在上面脫光光的影像，我無法拿出來，因為那是孩子的隱私權”
[[新北市嬰幼兒托育協會 包崇明]]
“上傳的影片傳到了哪裡去，有沒有想過這個問題，誰來管理上傳之後的影片”
[[托嬰中心托育人員]]
“不知道什麼身份的人去觀看，甚至有外流的風險，我的工作日常被放在畫面上，被人家觀看我覺得我很不放心”
[[家長]]
“有誰能跟我保證，小朋友的私密處不會外洩，那我的孩子是要上托嬰中心嗎?”
監管雲將由第三方廠商負責系統管理，可遠端調閱托育現場影像，目的是讓影像還原真相，保護幼兒安全，但隱私與資安風險，令人擔憂，如何在不侵犯人權下，保障孩子及老師們的隱私安全，制度設計上恐怕還得再討論。
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