Katie Rogers reports: Students in Cañon City, Colo., could face criminal charges after an investigation found they were trading hundreds of nude pictures of themselves and other teenagers on their phones using special apps to keep the images secret, the schools superintendent said Friday. The investigation began on Monday, and officials at Cañon City High…
Category: Youth & Schools
HK: Promoting “Respect Personal Data” Culture Across Campus
From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) has launched two educational campaigns targeting students of universities and secondary schools to raise their awareness of “Protect, Respect Personal Data” through a series of diversified activities. Youngsters are not only the most…
NV: Student privacy petition needs 55,000 signatures
Fox11 reports: A group of Nevada state leaders announced new petition today in hopes of protecting you and your child’s personal information from the federal government. The “Pupil Information Privacy Protection Act Initiative” was filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on September 1st. Today, November 5, 2015 the Nevada Families For Privacy PAC announced…
British papers sued over outing identity of teen suspect in TalkTalk hack
Some British papers have screwed up, it seems. In reporting on the arrest of a 15-year-old from Antrim County, Northern Ireland, some media outlets went too far. As one result, the teenager has been named and his photo disseminated online. As another result of the publicity, the teen had to move. Now lawyers for the teenager are…