Andrew Wynch describes how college students around the country are taking the lead in pushing back against the use of facial recognition technology on campuses — and they’re making a difference: The campaign has already seen some immediate results. More than 60 colleges—including big names like Columbia University, the University of Michigan, the University of…
Category: Youth & Schools
Schools are spying on students — but students can fight back!
EFF LAUNCHES SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE GUIDE FOR STUDENTS San Francisco – Schools across the country are increasingly using technology to spy on students at home, at school, and on social media. Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched a new Surveillance Self-Defense guide for students [1] and their parents, so they can learn more about how…
School STI Services Raise Complications of HIPAA Confidentiality
Grant M. Gallagher reports: Increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have health officials warning of a public health crisis in the United States. There is evidence that some pediatricians are reserved in talking to at-risk teenagers about STIs and testing. Additionally, when adolescents are diagnosed with STIs in the emergency room, research has found that more than 40% do…
A computer science teaching assistant removed from staff following potential FERPA violation
It’s not often I read about someone being fired for a FERPA violation. Then I realized that the news source was a student-run publication. Good for them for covering this topic. Ujwal Srivastava reports: A computer science teaching assistant (TA) was removed from the staff of CS 224N: “Natural Language Processing” after using its course…