Williams Pelegrin writes: In a study published in the Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies journal, researchers at the International Computer Science Institute at the University of California, Berkeley found that over half of child-oriented Android apps might be in violation of the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Titled “‘Won’t Somebody Think of the…
Category: Youth & Schools
Mount Ida students’ records shared without their permission
Cross-posted from DataBreaches.net because I think there some FERPA issues here to address. Laura Krantz reports: Students and parents at Mount Ida College say they are furious because the college shared their private records with UMass Dartmouth without their permission, amid a controversial plan to shut down the college and offer students a chance to attend…
Police use corporate ‘Public Safety’ apps to spy on everyone
Joe Cadillic writes: Law enforcement and more than one hundred colleges and universities have convinced their students to download ‘public safety’ apps that send tips to police in real-time. The apps go by names like ‘LiveSafe’ and ‘SafeTrek’ and their selling point is, helping students feel safe. These apps use GPS technology which allows law enforcement to monitor…
YouTube Is Improperly Collecting Children’s Data, Consumer Groups Say
Sapna Maheshwari reports: A coalition of more than 20 consumer advocacy groups is expected to file a complaint with federal officials on Monday claiming that YouTube has been violating a children’s privacy law. The complaint contends that YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, has been collecting and profiting from the personal information of young children on…