Yesterday, I posted the following on infosec.exchange, but thought it might be useful to post it here to remind folks to think about when we should start teaching children about online privacy and “OpSec” (Operations Security): My 6-year-old grandson (let’s call him “Timmy”) was at our house, and I was teasing him by calling him…
Category: Youth & Schools
Louisiana Passes Bill That Would Require Parental Consent for Kids’ Online Accounts
Natasha Singer reports: Over the last year, state legislators concerned about a mental health crisis among the nation’s young people have passed a raft of children’s online safety measures. A new Utah law would require social networks to obtain a parent’s consent before giving an account to a child younger than 18 while a new California law would require…
Florida student privacy bill bans educational apps from selling data
From PIRG: Last week, the Florida state legislature passed a new student privacy bill – the Student Online Personal Information Protection Act – in an effort to bolster student data privacy protections at school. How does the Florida student privacy bill protect kids? Many sites and apps students use for school include secretive technology that harvests student…
Pennsylvania Senate committee approves Phillips-Hill’s measure to protect student data, privacy
The Senate Education Committee approved the Student Data Privacy and Protection Act, according to the measure’s sponsor Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York). Senate Bill 565 modernizes Pennsylvania law to accommodate student information being stored online, as well as students learning and attending school online. As is currently stands, student-related data is being generated, collected, and stored within…