Merrill Hope reports: A California school district is about to launch a first-of-its-kind facial recognition pilot program for K-6 aged children. Select San Diego area elementary school children will log into their iPads through a biometric system that is being pitched as a time saver because youngsters will not have to learn or remember manual online…
Category: Youth & Schools
Boston parents overwhelmingly agree that schools should demand restrictions on data mining from internet companies
From SafeGov.org: A survey of parents with school-age children in Boston shows parents see many benefits from in-school internet access, with more than 80 percent stating that in-school internet access helps students develop the necessary skills to gain employment and participate in the global economy. However, a majority of parents are unaware that technology companies may be tracking their…
Privacy bill wouldn’t stop data mining of kids
Stephanie Simon reports: When President Barack Obama called earlier this year for a new federal law to protect student privacy in an era when children increasingly learn online, he called the concept “pretty straightforward.” But the bipartisan bill to be introduced Monday — which was drafted in close collaboration with the White House — has…
UO returns student’s confidential therapy records
Josephine Woolington reports: University of Oregon Provost Frances Bronet said Friday that the UO has returned a student’s confidential therapy records to the UO Counseling and Testing Center. […] Bronet’s announcement followed national criticism and debate about whether universities should be able to access confidential health records under a federal student privacy law. […] Bronet…