Charles Arthur reports: Investigations into the targeted hacking of celebrities’ iPhone accounts have turned into a child abuse case after it emerged that the US Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, one of the alleged victims, was under 18 at the time some nude photos were taken. Under US and other laws, it is illegal to own…
Category: Youth & Schools
Mt: New legal notice on student data ‘enhances safeguards on use of data’
Miriam Dalli reports on a new standard for student privacy in Malta: A new legal notice on the collection of student data has introduced important safeguards on how the data collected is to be utilised, addressing concerns raised by education professionals and parents on the rights of students, and minimising risks of the data being…
Russia’s media regulator probes 2,500 websites for providing data on children
RAPSI reports that since May, when monitoring began, Russia’s telecom regulator, Roskomnadzor, has identified over 2,500 websites that provide personal data on children in violation of the law. Read more on RAPSI.
KS: School administrators revisit student data security
Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports that a breach involving the Topeka USD 501 and its follow-up have resulted in the state sending out a reminder to all districts: Recent revelations about data privacy violations in Topeka Unified School District 501 have prompted administrators in other school districts to review their compliance with federal law. In an Aug….