Robert Gregory of Maddocks writes about an AU case: A complainant has been awarded $7500 by the Federal Privacy Commissioner as a result of highly private personal information about him being included in an Information Pack for School Council members. The case sends a clear message to schools that they should carefully consider whether to…
Category: Youth & Schools
NL: School tablets company found to violate student privacy
Telecompaper reports some great student privacy protection by the Dutch privacy regulator: The Dutch privacy regulator CBP has found that a company renting tablets to schools violated the privacy of students. Snappet, the company that rents tablets with built-in apps to over 400 primary schools, was using personal data on the devices to compare students…
Lawyer: Suspended Michigan teacher could be sued for inappropriate tweet about pregnant student
Monica Scott reports: A Wyoming teen could sue her teacher for invading her privacy after the instructor wrote an inappropriate tweet about the student’s medical and academic information that led to the teacher receiving a 13-day unpaid suspension, according to Nelson Miller, associate dean for West Michigan University Cooley Law School in Grand Rapids. “I’m sure the…
Privacy fears in AU: Parents being asked to sign blanket permission forms allowing schools to publish online photos of their children
From the really-horrible-idea dept. Ian Walker reports: Schools are asking parents for blanket permission to publish online photographs and videos of their children taken in class, the playground and on excursions. The updated enrolment forms have sparked fears children’s information put onto websites and social media, on top of the usual school newsletter and magazine, could…