‘HOME LIFE DATA’ AND CHILDREN’S PRIVACY Report submitted together with a response to ICO Call for Evidence for Age Appropriate Design Code, 18th September A report by Dr Veronica Barassi, Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths University of London/ Principal Investigator on Child | Data | Citizen Project, Funded by the British Academy…
Category: Youth & Schools
Parents Are Leery Of Schools Requiring ‘Mental Health’ Disclosures By Students
by Julio Ochoa, WUSF Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health. The new requirement is part of a law rushed through the state legislature after the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. On registration forms for new students, the state’s school districts now…
Researchers Say More Than Half Of Maine’s School Resource Officers Lack Basic Training
Robbie Feinberg reports: In the wake of February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, districts across Maine have brought more police into schools. But new survey results from a team at the University of Southern Maine show that school resource officers are being used and trained in vastly different ways around the state. The research was…
New Pressure on Google and YouTube Over Children’s Data
Sapna Maheshwari reports: In the context of a growing national debate on tech and privacy, Google has come under increased scrutiny for how it may be tracking and targeting children for advertising. Two House members sent a letter this week to the company’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, expressing concern that the collection practices of YouTube,…