Papers, Please! writes: Ismail B. Ajjawi, a Palestinian freshman admitted to Harvard College, arrived at Logan Airport in Boston last Friday, Lebanese passport and US student visa in hand. But after Mr. Ajjawai complied with demands by US customs and immigration officers at the airport to unlock his cellphone and laptop, the officers read what…
Category: Youth & Schools
Primary school to use AI to monitor students
Cao Siqi and Xu Keyue report: A primary school in Shanghai is planning to build an artificial intelligence (AI) technology system to monitor and analyze student behavior including extra attention for details such as smiling or yawning. Chinese experts, however, warned the application could violate student privacy and even contribute to personality disorders. Minhang Qiangwei…
Denison ISD bans student listen-in apps on campuses
Richard A. Todd reports: Devices and apps that allow parents to check in on their students while in class will be banned from Denison schools this school year. The Denison Independent School District school board voted unanimously to adopt a measure banning the devices. “Devices with listen-in and student tracking capabilities are becoming more common…
California Supreme Court Blocks Sweeping Search Condition of Minors’ Electronic Devices and Social Media Accounts
Jamie Williams shared the great news on August 15: The California Supreme Court just rejected the government’s attempt to require a youth probationer, as a condition of release, to submit to random searches of his electronic devices and social media accounts. The trial court had imposed the condition because the judge believed teenagers “typically will…