Cory Doctorow reports: A majority of the Rhode Island school districts with “1-1” programs where each student is issued a laptop have a blanket policy of spying on the students and everything they do on their laptops, during, before and after school hours, on or off school premises, without any evidence (or even suspicion )…
Category: Youth & Schools
‘How Far Can They Go?’ Police Search of Hundreds of Students Stokes Lawsuit and Constitutional Questions
Jacey Fortin reports: Worth County High School was buzzing with late-year activities on April 14. Seniors had recently taken their group photo for the yearbook and were days away from voting for their prom king and queen. But on that Friday, beginning around 8 a.m., dozens of police appeared on campus and announced that the…
Ca: Potential privacy breach after Collingwood Collegiate students secretly recorded for five years
CTV reports: The Simcoe County District School Board is warning students and parents of a possible privacy breach after discovering surveillance cameras were secretly installed in some of the music classrooms at Collingwood Collegiate Institute. The discovery was made late last year and the board has been investigating the matter with Collingwood OPP and the…
Leaked document reveals Facebook conducted research to target emotionally vulnerable and insecure youth
Nick Whigham reports: FACEBOOK has come under fire over revelations it is targeting potentially vulnerable youths who “need a confidence boost” to facilitate predatory advertising practices. The allegation was revealed this morning by The Australian which obtained internal documents from the social media giant which reportedly show how Facebook can exploit the moods and insecurities…