Andrea Peterson reports: Google is a major player in U.S. education. In fact, in many public schools around the country, it’s technically a “school official.” And that designation means parents may not get a chance to opt out of having information about their children shared with the online advertising giant. Read more on Washington Post.
Category: Youth & Schools
New NC law will let parents put security freeze on child’s credit report
WECT in North Carolina is reporting on a new law in NC that might become a model for other states when it comes to protecting children from identity theft: Parents in North Carolina will soon be able to help protect their children from identity theft. A new bill that takes effect January 1, 2016 will…
Google is tracking students as it sells more products to schools, privacy advocates warn
Andrea Peterson reports: In public classrooms across the country, the corporate name that is fast becoming as common as pencils and erasers is Google. More than half of K-12 laptops or tablets purchased by U.S. schools in the third quarter were Chromebooks, cheap laptops that run Google software. Beyond its famed Web search, the company…
KU cites FERPA for redaction of fraternity hazing information
Sara Shepherd reports: Kansas University has offered additional explanation about its heavy redacting of fraternity hazing documents, specifically regarding the fraternities’ membership numbers. The Journal-World, which reported Sunday on KU’s disciplining of two fraternities, filed a Kansas Open Records Act request for documents from KU’s investigation into the fraternities, which are on probation for hazing. The…