Subir Ghosh reports: The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has ordered an inquiry into the allegation that a coercive circular by the Kerala government to its public education department was meant to deploy an online school management software called “Sampoorna” in schools across the State in a manner that it would violate…
Category: Youth & Schools
Is Klout Using Our Family to Violate Our Privacy?
Okay, this is disturbing. Danny Brown explains how even if you don’t authorize Klout to create a profile on you, Klout may be doing exactly that and linking it to your Facebook profile if you have one. And not only that, it’s doing this to kids: He isn’t on Twitter, and he’s not super active…
Check Your Constitutional Rights at the Classroom Door? Not on Our Watch.
Victory for the ACLU and student privacy in the Linn State case! From their blog: The ruling is in: Linn State Technical College’s mandatory drug-testing policy is patently unconstitutional, and will not stand. After a seven-hour hearing Tuesday, Judge Nanette K. Laughrey of the Western District of Missouri granted our preliminary injunction against the public school, blocking…
UK: ICO wants more students to check their credit rating and protect themselves from ID theft
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office has launched its 2011 Student Brand Ambassador campaign. Although 42% of students online in the U.K. report being concerned that personal information available about them online might affect their future employment prospects, new figures published today indicate that many students haven’t taken steps to protect themselves from the the risk…