Josh Constantine reports: Facebook has changed its story after initially trying to downplay how it targeted teens with its Research program that a TechCrunch investigation revealed was paying them gift cards to monitor all their mobile app usage and browser traffic. “Less than 5 percent of the people who chose to participate in this market…
Category: Youth & Schools
Trump Threatened Colleges Over Any Leaks of His Grades
Scott Jaschik reports: Donald Trump and his representatives threatened the colleges he attended and the College Board that he would sue them if records about his academic performance ever became public, Michael Cohen said Wednesday in testimony to a House of Representatives panel. In explaining why he calls the president a con man, Cohen said,…
TikTok Hit With $5.7 Million Fine Over Child Privacy
Krista Gmelich reports: Musical.ly, the popular teen video app now known as TikTok, will pay a record $5.7 million to settle claims by the U.S. government that it illegally collected personal information from children. Musical.ly reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency said Wednesday in a statement, resolving allegations that the social-media…
Ca: Stouffville parents fear potential breach, want kids’ information off Edsby education app
Dina Al-Shibeeb reports: York Region District School Board’s use of a cloud-based software application for reporting absences and other uses isn’t sitting well with some Stouffville parents who fear it puts their children at risk of privacy violations. The parents are alarmed and are calling for the school board to take action after a Jan….