From the University of Rochester: Instagram could offer a novel way of monitoring the drinking habits of teenagers. Using photos and text from Instagram, a team of researchers from the University of Rochester has shown that this data can not only expose patterns of underage drinking more cheaply and faster than conventional surveys, but also…
Category: Youth & Schools
Errant Equilibrium: Courts’ Inconsistency in Balancing Privacy Interests in the Disclosure of Records under FERPA
Christian G. Ohanian of Dickinson Wright PLLC writes about the need to amend FERPA: …. Recently, many have criticized the manipulation of FERPA’s provisions to thwart the public’s access to information in order to protect these educational institutions.[4] Yet, where some provisions of FERPA may be used to improperly justify failing to disclose information relating…
Report: Schools Fall Short In Handling Students’ Digital Data
Louise Kennedy reports on a study by the Massachusetts ACLU: Many Massachusetts schools are using technology to monitor students, collect personal data about them and share that data in ways that raise troubling questions about student privacy, according to a new study from the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. The study, released Wednesday, examined 35 school…
Extradition to proceed in Amanda Todd case
Diane Strandberg reports: An internet luring case against a Dutch citizen could still go ahead in Canada even though Dutch authorities are not pursuing charges related to the death of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd. And Todd’s mother said it would be an international disgrace if the case involving her daughter — who killed herself…