Mike Masnick writes: California Assemblywoman Nora Campos proposed a bill a few weeks ago, AB 319, that would expand things so much that any sites that collect any information about anyone under the age of 18 would be required under law to reveal that personal information to parents if requested. Now, think about that for a second. Since this is for…
Category: Youth & Schools
K-12 student database jazzes tech startups, spooks parents
The road to Hell is paved with good intention$$? Stephanie Simon of Reuters reports: An education technology conference this week in Austin, Texas, will clang with bells and whistles as startups eagerly show off their latest wares. But the most influential new product may be the least flashy: a $100 million database built to chart…
College genetics classes getting personal. What could possibly go wrong?
Ryan J. Foley of Associated Press reports: Bakir Hajdarevic didn’t have to study for the most important test in a class last fall. He just had to spit — a lot. The 19-year-old freshman at the University of Iowa took an honors seminar on personal genetics in which students had the option of sending saliva…
Teenage girl’s father launches Facebook court challenge
Another potential game-changer, reported by BBC: A Northern Ireland man has launched a legal challenge to compel Facebook to stop his teenage daughter using the site or publishing suggestive images. The social media company should be forced to do more to stop the 13-year-old girl having highly sexualised contact with men, the High Court heard….