Victor Skinner reports: John Hopkins Medicine researchers will track the physical activities and daily diet of 50 overweight freshman from Lakewood High School as part of a pilot project using Fitbit – an electronic wristband that records activity and sleep patterns. The effort, funded by a $100,000 grant from insurer Florida Blue, is focused more…
Category: Youth & Schools
Privacy activists hit FTC over kids rules
Julian Hattem reports: Privacy advocates are criticizing the Federal Trade Commission for what they call lax oversight of laws designed to protect children’s privacy. The Center for Digital Democracy and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood on Tuesday filed comments with the FTC accusing AgeCheq — a company offering a service that lets parents allow websites…
Alabama high school says NSA was monitoring students on social media
Daniel Rivero reports on a story previously noted on this blog: An alleged phone call from the NSA prompted public school officials in an Alabama school district to launch a surveillance program to monitor students’ online activities, administrators of the Huntsville City School District now admit. The NSA allegedly took an interest in the Lee…
California enacts strict student privacy law
AP reports: Gov. Jerry Brown has approved what supporters say will be the nation’s toughest law in protecting students’ privacy rights. The governor announced Monday that he had signed SB1177. The bill by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat from Sacramento, prohibits companies from using students’ personal information for profit. Read more on News10….