Aaron Lancaster of BakerHostetler has a great privacy rewind for the week that includes two actions by state attorneys general who have sued Tiny Labs for violations of COPPA, the FTC Act, and respective state unfair practices laws. He writes: NM AG Sues Tech Company Tiny Labs for Violations of COPPA, FTC Act and Unfair Practices…
Category: Youth & Schools
7 apps that could cause harm to our students
Laura Ascione writes for eSchool News: … We’ve compiled a list of apps adults might want to keep on their radar. These apps are representative of other apps that work the same, so it’s important to be aware of potentially harmful apps that might circulate through schools and groups of friends. And remember–apps can change their…
School district misled the public about surveillance system
Jim Schultz writes: As the Lockport school district prepares to go live with its controversial facial recognition cameras, the project has become national news. From NPR to the front page of the Washington Post, journalists have been asking the kinds of questions that the school district never did: Will it actually make our kids any…
Councils use 377,000 people’s data in efforts to predict child abuse
Niamh McIntyre and David Pegg report: Vast quantities of data on hundreds of thousands of people is being used to construct computer models in an effort to predict child abuse and intervene before it can happen, the Guardian has learned. Amid mounting financial pressure, local councils are developing “predictive analytics” systems to algorithmically identify families…