There’s a new blog by Bill Fitzgerald that you should bookmark if you’re interested in EdTech and student privacy and data security. The Privacy Evaluation Initiative is focused on building a system that evaluates the privacy policies, legal terms, and basic infosec practice of commonly used EdTech apps to help districts, schools and teachers make…
Category: Youth & Schools
Behind Closed Doors: An Inspection of Student Privacy at Wesleyan
Wesleyan student Bryan Stascavage has an opinion piece in the Wesleyan Argus that provides food for thought about student privacy. Comparing his experiences in the military to resident life on campus he writes, in part: Yet, after spending three semesters here, I was shocked at how little privacy I had at a University that prides itself on…
Fisher-Price smart bear allowed hacking of children’s biographical data
Danny Yadron reports: In September, Mattel’s Fisher-Price brand announced it had partnered with a tech company to make Smart Toy, a stuffed bear that can learn a three-year-old’s name. Naturally, it’s hackable. Researchers at Rapid7, a Boston-based security company, found that the app connected to the Fisher-Price toy had several security flaws that would allow a hacker…
Protecting Children Vs. Protecting Privacy
Noah Feldman writes: Can Wisconsin make a sex offender who’s completed his sentence wear a GPS monitor on his ankle for the rest of his life? Reversing a lower court judgment last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit said the answer is yes. The opinion, by the influential Judge Richard Posner, presents…