Jack Bouboushian reports: College-bound students cannot show they were harmed by the ACT and College Board’s sale of their Social Security numbers and other personal information, the Seventh Circuit ruled. […] “A plaintiff’s claim of injury in fact cannot be based solely on a defendant’s gain; it must be based on a plaintiff’s loss. Here,…
Category: Youth & Schools
AZ: Student privacy issues raised after Havasu switches data systems
Ryan Abella reports: Mohave County Republicans are pushing back against what they are calling “student data mining” at the state level, comparing it to “the Soviet Union’s policy of separating children from their family to be taught in highly structured schools set up for educating and indoctrinating the students,” according to an October news release….
Colorado Students Caught Trading Nude Photos by the Hundreds
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…
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…