Thomas Brewster reports: Investigators at the FBI and the DHS have failed to conceal minor victims’ identities in court documents where they disclosed a combination of teenagers’ initials and their Facebook identifying numbers—a unique code linked to Facebook accounts. Forbes discovered it was possible to quickly find their real names and other personal information by…
Category: Youth & Schools
GPS to Track Student Attendance
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf reports: Tom Bensky was frustrated. The physics professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, had tried every way he could think of to take attendance efficiently in his large classes. He used a good old-fashioned sign-in sheet. He attempted a bar code system, where he would scan students on their way…
CARU Takes Action Against Two Mobile Apps
Robert Hough of SheppardMullin writes: Two mobile apps directed at children were recently subject to action by the Children’s Advertising Review Unit. The first, “My Talking Tom,” is a virtual pet game for children operated by Outfit7 Limited. One issue was the display of Outfit7’s privacy policy. Under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, privacy…
Wisconsin may double down on eroding student and parent privacy
It’s bad enough that schools release so much student information as “directory information.” Now in Wisconsin, they may also release parents’ information! AP reports: Public schools could release the names of students’ parents and guardians under a bill approved by the state Assembly. The measure passed Tuesday on a voice vote. It now heads to…