Fintan Walsh reports: A number of concerned parents have issued complaints to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), after it was revealed that hidden cameras were placed inside Ahane National School without their knowledge. A large number of parents also called for questions to be answered by the board of management at the school,…
Category: Youth & Schools
No Child Left Un-Mined? Student Privacy at Risk in the Age of Big Data
Farai Chideya reports: On Facebook, it’s the season where parents are posting pictures of K-12 graduations, including moppets in tiny mortarboards. But unlike a generation ago, today’s smallest graduates are amassing a big data trail. Just as medical and government files have been digitized — some to be anonymized and sold; all susceptible to breaches…
Virginia Homeschool Privacy Bill Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
Ashley Bateman writes: Homeschoolers in Virginia are pleased a widely supported privacy measure designed to prevent the sharing of personal information passed with bipartisan support. Senate Bill 1383, sponsored by state Sen. Dick Black (R-Loudoun), passed the Virginia state legislature in late winter, but awaited a final signature by the governor. Rather than endorse or…
Shuddle offers Uber for kids, but may put young riders’ data at risk
Malena Carollo reports A new smartphone app promising a safe travel option for kids as young as 8 may be a relief for busy parents, but digital privacy experts warn that Shuddle’s young customers’ data may be less secure. … Shuddle’s privacy policy, they say, may enable the company to collect too much personal information from kids and…