Bret Cohen, Greg Ferenbach, Ray Li, Julian Flamant and Filippo Raso of Hogan Lovells write: In June of 2018, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which seeks to give consumers additional safeguards regarding their personal information. The CCPA will become effective January of 2020 and may impact companies in the education sector, including…
Category: Youth & Schools
UK Wants to Hold Companies Liable for Harmful Online Behavior
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The UK government announced today a set of online safety laws designed to hold the companies behind social media platforms liable for the harmful behavior spreading through their platforms. As detailed in the Online Harms White Paper joint proposal published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and the UK Home Office, the law package “comprises…
School District Removes Doors From Bathroom Stalls, Raising Privacy Concerns: Reports
Jack Phillips reports on the latest stupidity from a public school district in the U.S.: One school district in Illinois reportedly removed the doors to bathroom stalls after a student allegedly made a school shooting threat. After a note detailing the threat was discovered in the bathroom at Beardstown High School, officials removed the doors,…
New Resource: Policymaker’s Guide to Student Data Privacy
With all the energy and passion about student privacy and data protection this week, I was thrilled to hear that the Future of Privacy Forum has released a new Policymaker‘s Guide to Student Data Privacy. I missed the webinar that coincided with the launch because I was at the International Privacy + Security Forum, but I…