Rachel Lerman reports: As Mike Vance approaches the glass door that leads to RealNetworks’ engineering office, he smiles slightly at a small camera mounted in front of him. Click. The door unlocks, responding to a command from software powering the camera that recognized Vance’s face and confirmed his identity. Vance, a senior director of product…
Category: Youth & Schools
Would you know if your child has been a victim of ID theft for the past 3 years?
Over the past few years, there have been many warnings to parents about the need to check your children’s credit report – to find out if one exists when it shouldn’t – and to take steps to protect your children from identity theft. If you don’t take steps, criminals can be misusing your children’s identity…
Scott Wilk’s Student, Parent Privacy Protection Bill Signed Into Law
Louie Diaz writes: SB 1036 prohibits a local educational agency from including directory or personal information of a student or parent in board meeting minutes, according to officials. “The governor’s signature on this bill ensures citizens can participate in school board meetings without fear of their personal address or other information being released to the…
Parkland school shooter’s lawyers ask judge to protect his medical privacy
Rafael Olmeda reports: Someone violated Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer’s order to protect the private medical records of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, and his lawyers argued in court Wednesday that it wasn’t them. Cruz, who turned 20 on Monday, is facing the death penalty, charged with committing 17 first-degree murders at Marjory Stoneman Douglas…