From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission is extending the public comment periods for two proposals made under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule in light of the recent lapse in federal appropriations that resulted in the temporary shutdown of the agency. The public comment period for the verifiable parental consent proposal from Imperium, LLC, previously…
Category: Youth & Schools
For Sale: Lists Of Gay High School Students
Adam Tanner reports: It’s the time of year when high school seniors declare their life ambitions in college applications. Many also share intimate details about themselves, including their sexual orientation, on Internet sites hoping to win scholarships. Sometimes the names of these students and their lifestyle details are sold by direct marketers. Here’s how such…
Keeping Teens ‘Private’ on Facebook Won’t Protect Them
Danah Boyd supports Facebook’s policy change that allows teens to post more widely/publicly. She writes, in part: One of the most crucial aspects of coming of age is learning how to navigate public life. The teenage years are precisely when people transition from being a child to being an adult. There is no magic serum…
Senator Markey asks DOE: What Is Impact on Privacy When Student Data Shared with Private Companies?
Issuing one press release on Walgreens and medical privacy yesterday, today Senator Markey turned to the privacy of student data: With the business of storing and sifting through the records of grade school students growing as fast as young students are, today Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Department of Education…