Kaleb Causey reports: The concerns over whether the Ouachita Parish schools will be able to release honor rolls, sports rosters or even yearbooks can finally be put to rest. The Ouachita Parish School Board adopted a policy Tuesday afternoon that will allow the schools to release personally identifiable student information after the practice was forbidden…
Category: Youth & Schools
In Quest for Transparency, Some Connecticut Students’ Privacy Rights Violated
David Desroches reports: A state website published information about college students and their salaries, violating their privacy rights. The incident has called attention to a number of other concerns surrounding transparency and privacy. The website Transparency.ct.gov is dedicated to providing transparency of government functions. It includes, among other things, the names, positions and salaries of government employees….
Are DHS ‘front’ companies capturing your kids irises and fingerprints?
Joe Cadillic takes a look at the relationship between some companies and the Department of Homeland Security and raises the question as to whether students’ biometric data may be in the hands of DHS “fronts.” Do you know enough about the vendors or software your child’s school or university may be using to collect biometric data?…
Govt considers linking educational records to Aadhaar
Prashant K. Nanda reports: New Delhi: Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Number that 890 million Indians possess, could soon find a mention on all educational certificates from Class X onward, in a move that will, apart from helping students and employers, also tackle the fake educational degree menace in India. The Ministry of Labour and Employment…