Katie Moen reports: The mayor and council have unanimously approved a resolution aimed at protecting the privacy of borough employees. The resolution was first introduced by Mayor Michael Francis during a regular council meeting Jan. 17 following an article that was published in a local online blog — Hopatcong Lake Regional News — that questioned…
Category: Youth & Schools
New Study of School Websites Reveals Widespread Online Security and Privacy Issues
Arlington, VA (January 31, 2018) – According to a new study released today by EdTech Strategies, Tracking: EDU – Education Agency Website Security and Privacy Practices, state and local education agency websites were found to lack important security and privacy protections for students, families, and educators. “State department of education and school district websites have become indispensable for…
Online Talent Search Company Settles FTC Allegations it Collected Children’s Information without Consent and Misled Consumers
A web-based talent search company has agreed to pay $235,000 in civil penalties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children, and that it misled consumers about the benefits of its premium paid services. The FTC’s complaint against Nevada-based Prime Sites, Inc. alleges that…
Open-government groups support public access to school surveillance videos
From the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information: Newsworthy video from school surveillance cameras can’t be withheld from the public on the grounds of student privacy, a group of open-government groups argues in a brief filed with a Pennsylvania appeals court. The brief, authored by the Brechner Center’s Frank LoMonte and David Jadon, supports television…