Zach Williams reports: Tech lobbyists have the ear of New York lawmakers working to get measures protecting children online wrapped up in the last three weeks of the legislative session. Companies and industry groups are lobbying to narrow, rather than kill, proposals that could affect how minors and their parents interact with social media and…
Category: Youth & Schools
Update: University of Alberta says they comply with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, but then claims exemption when you file (1)
Update of May 2, 2024 After looking at the university’s denial of my access request which they based on an exemption for “research information,” I decided that failing to disclose information about matters of significant public concern by calling it “research information” was not within the spirit of a public policy of accountability and transparency. …
Maryland Private School’s Surveys on Gender Identity and Sexuality Stir Parental Concern
Today’s reminder to read what your kids bring home for school or to find out what they are being asked to reveal. Seen on yourNEWS: At a prestigious private school in Baltimore County, Maryland, surveys asking young students about their gender identity and sexual experiences have led to significant parental backlash. Parents at the elite…
Concerns raised over universities signing over students’ private FERPA data to voter data companies
James Samuel reports: A relatively new report outlines how universities nationwide have signed over students’ private FERPA data to a third-party vendor that reviews their personal information to help study college students’ voting trends. The nine-page report describes how a national voting study run out of Tufts’ Institute for Democracy in Higher Education gets university administrators from…