by American Educational Research Association U.S. schools and school districts have shared an estimated 4.9 million posts that include identifiable images of students on public Facebook pages, unintentionally putting student privacy at risk, according to a new study. Around 726,000 of these posts are thought to identify one or more students by their first and…
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Abortion rights on state ballots: here are the results so far
Sharon Bernstein reports: Voters in five states considered abortion-related ballot measures on Tuesday, initiatives that have taken on new urgency since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned the Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized abortion nationwide. Here are the results as Reuters reports: Voters in the battleground state of Michigan backed a ballot initiative declaring…
Attorney General Formally Bans The Collection Of Journalists’ Records During Leak Investigations
Tim Cushing writes: The early months of 2021, following Trump’s loss at the polls and the subsequent raid of the Capitol building by his supporters, were periodically punctuated by disturbing revelations about the DOJ under the former reality show star. Seeking to plug multiple leaks originating in his administration, the Trump DOJ began targeting journalists, hoping to use their communication records to sniff out the sources of these…
How to Communicate Student Data Privacy Protections to Families More Effectively
Michael Hickey writes: Parents and guardians of K–12 students are rather aware and concerned about student data privacy, but a majority are lacking specific information from their schools. A 2020 Center for Democracy and Technology report shows that without additional details about threats, 62 percent of parents showed some level of concern over student data privacy. However,…