Jack Bouboushian reports: ACT and The College Board sell high school students’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, to third parties at 33 cents a head, a class action claims in Federal Court. Lead plaintiff Rachel Specter sued ACT Inc. and The College Board, the company behind the SAT and Advanced Placement tests. ACT and…
Category: Youth & Schools
Fordham Spearheads Online Privacy Classes in Middle Schools
Karen Sloan reports: Law students are heading back to middle school this year—to teach kids about Internet privacy. Fordham University School of Law’s Center for Law and Information Policy developed a pilot program last year designed to help kids between 11 and 14 understand and mitigate the privacy risks they encounter by using technology. Now…
Should professors have any expectation of email privacy?
Colleen Flaherty reports on a number of cases where a professor’s email to students wound up going viral. The AAUP may want to protect “academic freedom” by treating emails as protected, but free speech advocates think it’s fair game and fair use. Read more on Slate.
FTC Extends Public Comment Deadlines on Two COPPA Proposals
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…