This quote from an article in the Chicago Tribune seems to say it all: “It’s a new crisis,” O’Shea said. “Girls all are sending nude photographs of themselves all over the place.” So what should parents and schools do when attempts to educate kids about privacy do not appear to be sufficient? Enacting state laws…
Category: Youth & Schools
Hong Kong: PCPD’s Concern about Posting Video of Students Online
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Hong Kong issued the following press release today: PCPD’s Concern about Posting Video of Students Online (13 May 2015) In response to the concern about the alleged unconsented uploading of video clips of secondary school students online, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal…
Sens. Markey & Hatch Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Student Privacy
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today reintroduced the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, legislation that would help safeguard the educational records of students in the digital world. The PreK-12 educational software and digital content market currently is worth more than $8 billion, with approximately 95 percent of school districts sending student records…
School Districts Embrace Business Model of Data Collection: “Anything that can be counted or measured will be. “
Motoko Rich reports: MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — In this small suburb outside Milwaukee, no one in the Menomonee Falls School District escapes the rigorous demands of data. Custodians monitor dirt under bathroom sinks, while the high school cafeteria supervisor tracks parent and student surveys of lunchroom food preferences. Administrators record monthly tallies of student disciplinary…