David Kravets reports that Andrea Hernandez , the Texas student who objected to wearing an RFID-chipped student ID tag on religious grounds, has filed an appeal of the federal court ruling upholding the Northside Independent School District’s ultimatum that she either wear the tag without the RFID chip or go to another school.
Category: Youth & Schools
Prior negative experiences with social media increases students’ privacy concerns
There is no doubt that college students’ lives revolve around social media. However, are they worried about disclosing too much information about themselves when they post status or profile updates or “like” a product or business? If so, would they take some action to protect their online privacy? Dr. Hongwei “Chris” Yang, an assistant professor…
Student who refused to wear RFID tag at school loses federal court suit
Francisco Vara-Orta reports that the Northside Independent School District student who has refused to wear an RFID chipped ID tag on religious grounds has lost her lawsuit, and the district can transfer her to another school in the district that does not use RFID-chipped tags if she continues to refuse to wear one. Andrea Hernandez…
Parental Attitudes about Student Privacy Online
Dan Solove writes: A recently-released Brunswick Insight survey of parental attitudes about student privacy online is quite revealing. The survey involved more than 1000 American adults with children in grades 1-12, and it was done in August 2012. Overall, the survey revealed that parents are very concerned about their students’ online privacy, especially the tracking of their…