Lindsey Tonsager and Shel Abramson write: Earlier this morning, the FTC proposed additional revisions to the rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). COPPA governs the online collection, use, and disclosure of children’s personal information by (1) operators of websites and online services that are directed to children under the age of 13 and (2)…
Category: Youth & Schools
UK judge awards privacy damages to supposed child of politician
A small child whose father is alleged to be a philandering politician has won £15,000 privacy damages at the High Court. The mother of the girl, identified only as AAA, has not named the father on her daughter’s birth certificate and wants to find the “right time” to reveal his identity to her. Mrs Justice…
HK: Watchdog says students’ drug test data vulnerable
The same data protection and privacy issues exist here in the U.S. Is anyone listening or doing anything about it, though? Ming Yeung reports from Hong Kong: The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data revealed on Thursday that some deficiencies exist in security safeguards concerning the school drug testing pilot scheme in Tai Po. The commissioner…
Big Data: NSA, Facebook—and My University?
Bennett Stein writes: On Sunday, the New York Times published an extensive piece surveying the ways American universities are using their access to students’ information to tailor their college experiences. Universities collect a huge amount of data on their students—course selection and grades, past educational experience and standardized test scores, and other personal information. Austin…