Lucas Manfredi reports: Following repeated virtual learning complaints from a New Jersey parent, a school official fired back with an email shaming that mom. “We know that parents and students are not following the same CDC guidelines that you continue to share with us that detail the importance of social distancing and mask wearing,” assistant superintendent of Middlesex…
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Commercial Companies and FERPA’s School Official Exception: A Survey of Privacy Policies
Jack Becker writes: COVID-19 and Edtech Platforms COVID-19 has presented obstacles to in-person learning, with many schools opting to use education technology (“edtech”) platforms as a solution. However, concerns about student privacy have emerged, including those related to commercial companies entering the education sector. To meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy…
Utah House Passes Bill to Further Limit Warrantless Collection of Electronic Data
More positive news out of Utah this week. Mike Maharrey explains: … the Utah House unanimously passed a bill that would require police to get a warrant before accessing data transmitted through an electronic communication service. The proposed law would not only increase privacy protections in Utah; it will also hinder the expansion of the…
UT: Suspect has a 5A right to not give up unlock code to cell phone
Defendant had a Fifth Amendment right to not give up the unlock code to his cell phone. Utah declines to apply the foregone conclusion exception to the Fifth Amendment to attempt to require a suspect to give up his cell phone unlock code. The state’s comment on it at trial as an inference of guilt…