Elana Zeide and Helen Nissenbaum have an article available for download on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The current debate about student privacy issues raised by education technology focuses on how schools information with private vendors. It neglects a related but different trend, namely, the rise of online learning platforms offering learning experiences and credentials directly…
Category: Youth & Schools
EU orders recall of children’s smartwatch over severe privacy concerns
Catalin Cimpanu reports: For the first time, EU authorities have announced plans to recall a product from the European market because of a data privacy issue. The product is Safe-KID-One, a children’s smartwatch produced by German electronics vendor ENOX. According to the company’s website, the watch comes with a trove of features, such as a…
FL: Multiple students hospitalized after 14-year-old brings prescription drugs to school
Julie Salomone reports: Multiple students in Bradenton were in the hospital Friday after one of them brought prescription drugs to school that morning, authorities say. Deputies say a 14-year-old gave some of the drugs to his classmates at Horizon’s Academy. […] Deputies say the student brought the drugs from his home, but have not specified…
EPIC Joins Statement to Facebook, End Messenger for Kids
From EPIC.org: EPIC joined a letter with fourteen other public interest groups to Mark Zuckerberg, calling on the Facebook CEO to shut down Facebook Messenger Kids, and cease all child-targeted business operations. This coalition effort, led by Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, follows reportingthat Facebook made millions of dollars by intentionally duping kids into making…