Shaliza Hassanali reports: Opposition members prevailed on the Government on Friday to suspend consideration of the Data Protection Bill, claiming there were too many flaws. The suspension came at committee stage in Parliament, as both sides sought to amend the bill’s clauses which seek to provide protection of individuals’ privacy. During his contribution to the…
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UK: Privacy at school? what message are we sending to our children
Quentyn Taylor comments on a news story in the UK about how educators will be granted ridiculously expansive search and seizure rights in the UK: Reading the BBC today I noticed this little gem, that is a change to the Education Bill that would allow teachers greater powers over students mobile phones in order to combatterrorism cyber bullying….
Ca: ‘Passive consent’ triggers complaint
Jennifer Moreau reports: A parents’ group lead by a Burnaby woman is filing an ethics complaint over a survey on kindergarten kids. Local resident Helen Ward is the president of Kids First Parent Association of Canada. On Jan. 21, Ward made a complaint to UBC’s behavioural research ethics board about a letter sent home to…
UAE: Plan to install CCTVs in RAK schools welcomed
Sebugwaawo Ismail reports: Educational authorities in Ras Al Khaimah have welcomed the idea of installing surveillance cameras in all the emirate’s schools controlled by the RAK Educational Zone. The system, which has already been introduced in many public schools since the last academic year, will promote students’ safety while at school in addition to enhancing…