Scott Michelman writes on Public Citizen: We’ve discussed before the case against Facebook’s Sponsored Stories program, which resulted in a settlement to which Public Citizen objected on behalf of a group of parents from around the country. See here for a description of our objections and the settlement. Chief among the settlement’s flaws is that it allows…
Category: Youth & Schools
Google admits data mining student emails in its free education apps
I missed this at the time, but thankfully, Joe Cadillic didn’t and sent it along. Jeff Gould of Pewstone Research writes: When it introduced a new privacy policy designed to improve its ability to target users with ads based on data mining of their online activities, Google said the policy didn’t apply to students using…
PA: Student responsible for ‘CASHS Confessions’ caught
Amber South reports: Chambersburg Area Senior High School officials have discovered the identity of the student responsible for a Twitter page that became popular for cyber-bullying. The student is being disciplined in accordance with district policy, according to a district statement. No legal action is being taken, added district spokesperson Tammy Stouffer. The administrations of…
Data Privacy Bill for Students Clears Kentucky Senate
Josh James reports: A Senate bill passed on Thursday aims to keep students’ digital data out of the hands of companies that could misuse the information. Bill sponsor Sen. Jimmy Higdon told the chamber the General Assembly can’t afford to postpone action. “The fact of the matter is that right now in our country some…