Chris Matyszczyk reports on today’s UK version of “It’s for the children:” Some might imagine that the mere existence of Facebook promotes a certain infantilism. However, one school principal thinks that there are so many underage kids on Facebook and other social-networking sites that the parents need to face official consequences. Paul Woodward, the principal…
Category: Youth & Schools
Outraged Dad Says Law Firm and Insurer Snooped on Injured Girl’s Facebook Page
Kevin Koeninger reports: A father claims in court that a law firm and an insurer hired an investigator to pose as the Facebook friend of his 12-year-old daughter, who had been hurt in a dog attack, “for the purpose of examining and printing all of the postings and pictures contained” on her Facebook profile. Nelson…
FTC Refers Children’s Privacy Case Back To CARU
Lindsey Tonsager writes: The FTC has decided not to pursue an enforcement action against Clearwater Aquarium for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (“COPPA”) Rule. In February 2012, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) referred the Clearwater Aquarium’s website to the FTC for review under COPPA after the Aquarium reportedly did not respond to…
Commentary: Maybe we really do need surveillance – “for the children”
I’m probably one of the last people you’d ever expect to raise the “it’s for the children” argument for surveillance in schools, right? But there’s a story out of New Jersey that’s all too familiar to me in my “irl” identity and work: disabled students are abused in school and because of their disabilities, cannot…