Sara Guaglione writes: Last week, Google was noticeably absent from a list of 75 companies, including Apple and Microsoft, from a student privacy pledge endorsed by President Obama. But it seems Google experienced a change of heart and has now signed up. Google, along with a new batch of education-technology companies, has officially signed the pledge, according…
Category: Youth & Schools
Student digital privacy protections welcomed by parents, teachers
Vikki Ortiz Healy reports: When Courtney Lorentz’s 6-year-old daughter brought home an iPad from school last fall, the Deerfield, Ill., mom wanted assurance that the thoughts, ideas and personal information her daughter typed into the device would not follow her for years to come – or be sold to marketing companies for a quick buck….
IE: Discussions ongoing over primary school database
Elaine Edwards reports: Discussions are continuing between the Data Protection Commissioner and the Department of Education on a new primary school database which will hold a range of personal information about pupils, including information about ethnicity and religion, and students’ special needs. Primary school principals were asked to start populating the new Primary Online Database, which will…
UVa asks Congress to clarify student privacy laws
Derek Quizon reports: The University of Virginia wants Congress to reform federal student privacy laws that officials say restrict schools’ ability to communicate with law enforcement about sexual assault cases involving students. Dr. Richard Shannon, executive vice president for health affairs at UVa, talked about the proposal at a meeting of a Board of Visitors committee….