No. No, no, no, no, no. A thousand times “No!” But it’s happening anyway. Greg Toppo explains: A small but growing café chain is strategically opening locations near Ivy League universities and other top campuses, offering an irresistible bargain or, depending on your point of view, an unconscionable one. The cashless Shiru cafés give out…
Category: Youth & Schools
Police-Grade Surveillance Technology Comes to the Playground
Sidney Fussell reports: As other elementary schools across the country were preparing for the new school year by cleaning classrooms and training teachers, Hermosa Elementary, in Artesia, New Mexico was also installing a network of wireless microphones that could pick up the specific concussive audio signature of gunfire. Placed high in classrooms and hallways, the…
Senators Call for Federal Investigation of Children’s Apps
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Natasha Singer report: Two Democratic senators are calling on federal regulators to investigate whether children’s apps improperly collect personal data and whether app stores are misleading parents by labeling the apps as child-friendly. Senators Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission…
Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Cyber Predators
Some well-intended advice that is beyond the skill set of most parents – and/or is subverted by apps, businesses, and/or school districts themselves – PogoWasRight. Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. This week: building a digital defense against cyber predators and privacy violators targeting your kids. Last week, we talked about the FBI’s…