Thomas J. Walsh reports: Charging that she was remotely monitored while naked or partially dressed, another webcam lawsuit has been filed against the Lower Merion School District—this time by Paige Robbins, 18, the sister of Harriton High School student Blake Robbins, who sued the district two years ago for invasion of privacy and other charges, eventually…
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NC: New Gastonia recycle carts will have RFID chips removed
Michael Barrett reports that a change in council composition has led to a change in plans and new recycling carts will not enable snooping on residents: … Council members on Tuesday voted 4-3 to immediately stop the delivery of any new recycle carts equipped with radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips. Having the devices on…
Federal district court rules student has cause of action for violation of privacy rights after school officials disclosed sexual orientation to her mother
Here’s a follow-up on a case previously mentioned on this blog: Wyatt v. Kilgore Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 10-674 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 30, 2011) Abstract: A federal district court in Texas has ruled that a student has stated a valid cause of action for violation of her substantive due process right to privacy based on school…
Government-Funded Computer Program Raises Privacy Concerns
A new government-funded computer program that can scan 250 million digital communications a day has privacy advocates concerned that the government could soon be monitoring every email sent in the US. The program PRODIGAL — the Proactive Discovery of Insider Threats Using Graph Analysis and Learning — is a newly revealed research project that can…