Bill Chappell reports: It’s nice to have a friend who’s a good listener, but a doll called My Friend Cayla listens a little too well, according to German regulators who say the toy is essentially a stealthy espionage device that shares what it hears and is also vulnerable to takeover by third parties. “Cayla ist…
Category: Youth & Schools
Lawsuit: San Diego Police unlawfully obtained teen boys DNA in Logan Heights
Sandy Coronilla reports: The city of San Diego was sued in California Superior Court on Tuesday to change a San Diego Police Department policy that ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties said allows for DNA collection from minors without parental consent. The incident that prompted the lawsuit involves alleged over-policing of Logan Heights, a…
The Higher Ed Learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student’s Every Move
Eric Westervelt writes: On campuses today almost every educational interaction leaves digital traces. Assignments and feedback are given through online portals; debates and discussions happen via learning management systems as well as in classrooms, cafes and dorm rooms. Those and other digital crumbs give technologists the opportunities to examine the processes, practices and goals of…
A School Librarian Caught In The Middle of Student Privacy Extremes
Gennie Gebhart writes: As a school librarian at a small K-12 district in Illinois, Angela K. is at the center of a battle of extremes in educational technology and student privacy. On one side, her district is careful and privacy-conscious when it comes to technology, with key administrators who take extreme caution with ID numbers, logins,…