Zak Doffman reports: It has been something of a rollercoaster ride for video-sharing app TikTok so far this year, with a U.S. fine and an outright ban (for a time) in India. All of this has come about because of alleged misuse of information from children and, worse, actual child endangerment. Now, the Guardian has…
Category: Youth & Schools
NYS Education department blocks testing of facial recognition software
WIVB reports some more good news in the pushback again facial recognition being used: The New York State Education Department has blocked the testing of facial recognition software in Lockport schools. This comes just weeks after the Lockport City School District was set to start testing the Aegis system. The superintendent says only certain people…
Aggression Detectors: The Unproven, Invasive Surveillance Technology Schools Are Using to Monitor Students
By Jack Gillum and Jeff Kao of NPR. Co-published with Wired. They recommend using headphones while reading this article: Ariella Russcol specializes in drama at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens, New York, and the senior’s performance on this April afternoon didn’t disappoint. While the library is normally the quietest room in…
New York Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Facial Recognition in Schools
Mike Maharrey writes: Today, the New York Assembly passed a bill that would ban facial recognition technology in the state’s schools. The proposed law would not only help protect privacy in New York, but it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance state. Assm. Monica Wallace (D-Lancaster) introduced Assembly Bill 6787 (A6787) in March. Sen….