Babs Santos reports: Some parents in the Lakeville Area School District are upset over what they’re calling a breach of trust. But the district says it was only following school policy when it released the personal information of students to a political candidate who requested it. Read more at Fox9. Once again, parents seem shocked…
Category: Youth & Schools
Privacy and Paternalism: The Ethics of Student Data Collection
In February 2021, MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing launched a specially commissioned series that aims to address the opportunities and challenges of the computing age. The MIT Case Studies in Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) series features peer-reviewed, freely available cases by topic-area experts that introduce readers to a range of questions about…
Tax fraud ring leader jailed for selling children’s stolen identities
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The owner of a fraudulent tax preparation business, Ariel Jimenez, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for selling the stolen identities of thousands of children on welfare and helping “customers” to falsely claim tax credits, causing tens of millions of dollars in tax loss. His “customers” used the stolen identity info…
AU: Sydney school’s use of fingerprint scanners in toilets an invasion of privacy, expert says
Mostafa Rachwani A Sydney high school’s decision to install fingerprint scanners at the entrance to toilets to track student movements and prevent vandalism has been criticised as “unreasonable and disproportionate” by a privacy expert. Moorebank high school moved to install the scanners in term three, with the school’s principal, Vally Grego, telling parents it was a measure…