Reuters reports: Google Inc and Viacom Inc won the dismissal of a nationwide privacy lawsuit accusing them of illegally tracking the Internet activity of boys and girls who visited Nickelodeon’s website, in order to send targeted advertising. The lawsuit claimed that Viacom secretly kept track of children under the age of 13 who streamed videos…
Category: Youth & Schools
Son Teaches Dad Privacy Lesson with Glitter Bomb
We’re supposed to teach our kids about privacy. In this case, a kid taught his dad about privacy. Elizabeth Faugl reports: A guy who was tired of his dad opening his mail without permission decided to teach him a lesson. He used the service Ship Your Enemies Glitter to give him the lesson in privacy. The…
New Illinois law gives schools access to students’ social media passwords? (Updated)
Kelley Hoskins reports: A new Illinois law aimed at stopping cyberbullying, gives schools access to kids (sic) social media accounts. Some say the law goes too far. Previously Illinois schools could take action against students if online bullying occurred, such as something posted on Twitter or Facebook during the school day. However, with the new law that Illinois legislators approved, school…
State Sen. Embry Introduces Kentucky Student Privacy Act
Evan Gorman reports: State Sen. C.B. Embry, from Butler County, recently introduced the Kentucky Student Privacy Act, which would make transgender students in public schools use the bathrooms which correspond with their sex assigned at birth. “I just don’t think people of a different biological sex should, children, should be allowed into restrooms who are…