Joie Tyrrell reports: Risks associated with using facial recognition technology in schools likely outweigh the benefits of the biometrics tool, and educators should be cautious about its use, a report from the state’s Office of Information Technology Services found. The report, produced with assistance from the state’s Education Department and released earlier this month, examined…
Category: Youth & Schools
YouTube may face billions in fines if FTC confirms child privacy violations
Ashley Belanger reports: Four nonprofit groups seeking to protect kids’ privacy online asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate YouTube today, after back-to-back reports allegedly showed that YouTube is still targeting personalized ads on videos “made for kids.” Now it has become urgent that the FTC probe YouTube’s data and advertising practices, the groups’ letter said,…
Chicago Public Schools Sued by Student Over Naviance Data Use
Jorja Siemons reports: A Chicago public school student and his parent have sued the school system and several education technology companies for illegally collecting sensitive personal data using the platform Naviance. The college-readiness platform provides planning tools and counseling—and, according the purported class action filed Aug. 18—has been a vehicle by which companies can extract personal data….
Parents Lack Standing to Challenge School’s Gender-Support Program, 4th Circuit Says
Steve Lash reports: Parents cannot challenge in court a Maryland county school board’s confidential gender-identity-support system for students because the parents failed to allege their children had availed themselves of the system, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday. In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said the parents…