Jon Brodkin reports: A lawsuit filed by Seattle Public Schools alleges that social media is one of the main causes of “a youth mental health crisis” and blames social media companies for “exploit[ing] the neurophysiology” of kids’ brains. Arguing that social media companies are violating the state public nuisance law, the lawsuit seeks financial damages…
Category: Youth & Schools
Article: Biometric recognition of newborns and young children for vaccinations and health care: a non-randomized prospective clinical trial
Biometric recognition of newborns and young children for vaccinations and health care: a non-randomized prospective clinical trial. Kalisky T, Saggese S, Zhao Y, Johnson D, Azarova M, Duarte-Vera LE, Almada-Salazar LA, Perales-Gonzalez D, Chacon-Cruz E, Wang J, Graham R, Hubenko A, Hall DA, Aronoff-Spencer E. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 29;12(1):22520. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25986-6. PMID: 36581649; PMCID:…
Startling 96% of School Tech Exposes Student Data, Research Finds
Mark Keierleber reports: Each school day, students nationwide are required to log into thousands of digital platforms to complete homework, chat with their teachers and check their grades. Then, without their knowledge, an overwhelming majority of those tools turn around and share their data with third parties — often for profit. A resounding 96% of…
UK: East Ayrshire Council launch immediate ‘data breach’ probe after claims ‘vulnerable’ child’s picture was used on social media
Paul Behan reports: East Ayrshire Council has today launched an internal investigation over allegations they’ve broken the law on protecting the identity of vulnerable children. Ayrshire Live can reveal that the local authority has launched a probe after a complaint was raised following the alleged publication of a vulnerable child’s picture on a school social media platform….