KWQC reports: A former Davenport West High School science teacher was sentenced this week to six years in prison for secretly recording people in various stages of undress in his Bettendorf home. In December, District Court Judge Meghan Corbin found Clinton R. Vanfossen, 61, guilty of five counts of invasion of privacy, one count each of preventing apprehension and…
Category: U.S.
Electronic Court Filings Are a Privacy Nightmare
A commentary by Sanford F. Young begins: Most courts of law have finally entered the computer age. Until recently, every case produced a mountain of papers that were eventually physically archived deep in the subterranean bowels of a courthouse. Now many courts require lawsuits to be filed online, where court papers are archived on publicly…
Startling 96% of School Tech Exposes Student Data, Research Finds
Mark Keierleber reports: Each school day, students nationwide are required to log into thousands of digital platforms to complete homework, chat with their teachers and check their grades. Then, without their knowledge, an overwhelming majority of those tools turn around and share their data with third parties — often for profit. A resounding 96% of…
Privacy in the City That Never Sleeps: The New York Privacy Bill
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: It’s six days into the new year and we already have four new comprehensive privacy bills from: New York, Kentucky, Tennessee and Oklahoma. There are a lot of moving pieces here and you can go cross-eyed trying to comply with all the proposed rules. Still, here are some of the highlights from the New…