Sharon Lurye of The Associated Press and Claire Bryan of The Seattle Times report: Thousands of American schools are turning to AI-powered surveillance technology for 24/7 monitoring of student accounts and school-issued devices like laptops and tablets. The goal is to keep children safe, especially amid a mental health crisis and the threat of school shootings. Machine-learning algorithms…
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UCSA Sues U.S. Department of Education Over Student Data Privacy Violations
Taylor Cusimano reports: The University of California Student Association (UCSA) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an agency tied to Elon Musk and established under the 2024 Trump administration. As a prominent student-led organization, UCSA is challenging the federal government’s management of student data. Representing over…
Geofencing, High Tech Surveillance and the Future of the Fourth Amendment
Jon L. Mills and Alexandra Williams write: Several years ago, Zack McCoy became a criminal suspect simply for riding his bike. His crime? Using a fitness app that placed him near the scene of a burglary. While McCoy was eventually cleared, his story illustrates a troubling reality: emerging surveillance technologies pose unprecedented threats to our…
State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update – March 7, 2025
Wilmer Hale has published a State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update. You can read it online or download a .pdf file (11 pages).