Law360 reports: New York’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that a parent who believes their minor child is in danger can legally record an overheard conversation by giving consent on behalf of their child, countering a state wiretapping law that requires the consent of at least one person on the call. Read more on Law360…
Category: Youth & Schools
NASBE Report Outlines Seven Lessons for Policymakers Mulling State Data Privacy Legislation
The National Association of State Boards of Education has issued a new report, Policymaking on Education Data Privacy: Lessons Learned. The report outlines key lessons policymakers should contemplate before taking action to implement new interventions or policies impacting data privacy. Here’s a summary of the key lessons NASBE wants everyone to consider: State boards shape data privacy policy significantly. Often…
Software Flags ‘Suicidal’ Students, Presenting Privacy Dilemma
Anya Kemenetz reports: Ken Yeh is the director of technology at Ontario Christian Schools, a private K-12 school near Los Angeles with about 100 children per grade. […] Google software, like that of other companies, comes with virus protection and the ability to filter search results and block certain Web sites, but Ontario Christian Schools…
A Crisis With Little Data: States Begin To Count Drug-Dependent Babies
I know that there are a lot of well-intentioned folks who think fighting data collection is always a Good Thing, or that at the very least, opt-in consent should always be required, even for research purposes. But here’s a good example of why we don’t want to totally hamstring research that’s important for informing policy…