Joshua Rhett Miller reports: A 10-year-old North Carolina boy whose parents say he was traumatized when strip-searched by an assistant principal have sued district officials, alleging a violation of the boy’s constitutional protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. In an 11-page complaint, Clarinda and Lionel Shawn Cox allege their son, Justin, was searched for a missing…
Category: Youth & Schools
Maryland School District Drops Palm Scanners after Outcry
A Maryland school district has suspended its biometrics program after receiving pressure from the public and a civil liberties group. The superintendent of Carroll County schools said the new palm scanner program is dividing the community and that’s not his intent. The Rutherford Institute called on the school system to drop the program. Read more…
New Jersey Restricts Colleges’ Access to Students’ Personal Accounts, Considers Similar Protections for Employees
Michael Beder writes: New Jersey earlier this month became the latest state to bar college and university officials from demanding access to students’ or applicants’ personal online accounts. Gov. Chris Christie signed the law, which takes effect immediately, on Dec. 3. Under the new law, which applies to public and private higher-education institutions, schools cannot require a…
FTC investigates mobile apps makers on children’s privacy
Jessica Guynn reports: Parents often hand over their smartphones and tablet computers to keep their kids entertained. But most parents are unaware the mobile apps and games that delight their kids are secretly collecting personal information they then share with marketers and other third parties. Now federal regulators are investigating whether mobile apps makers, in…