Seen at The Rutherford Institute: FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA, February 17— A Virginia public school system has announced its plan to adopt what has been likened to a precrime surveillance program in order to monitor and deter social media threats, hate speech, bullying and harassment by students. Pointing out that the social media monitoring program being…
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GWU admits that it tracked student, employee locations on campus without consent
Alexa Schwerha reports: The George Washington University’s president publicly apologized Friday for a fall 2021 surveillance pilot program that tracked students’ and employees’ locations on campus without their consent. “I write to inform you of a data analytics pilot program that took place on the university campus during the Fall 2021 semester, and to apologize on behalf…
Texas Gov. Abbott: Agencies must investigate gender-affirming care for trans kids as ‘child abuse’ (UPDATED)
Lauren McGaughy reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to investigate reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care as “child abuse,” but it’s unclear what immediate effect the directive will have on kids, teachers, doctors and parents. In a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services sent Tuesday, Abbott said the agency “is responsible for…
Fourthamendment.com 19 years old today
I occasionally forget my own sites’ birthdays, but let me take a moment to wish FourthAmendment.com a very happy 19th birthday. That site, which is a supplement to Search and Seizure, 5th Edition, is a wonderful resource on search and seizure cases. Thank you, John Wesley Hall, Jr, for making it freely available.