Erica Perez reports that student privacy falls before the almighty buck to be made: California colleges, alumni associations and university foundations made $6.6 million in royalties last year from agreements with college credit card issuers, with more than 3,000 new accounts opened, according to a July report from the Federal Reserve Board. Under the agreements,…
Category: Youth & Schools
UK: Pupils should learn about privacy and information rights at school, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said that it was important for children to learn about data privacy and freedom of information (FOI) rights, and that both “should be embedded in the formal education process”. The ICO is responsible for ensuring organisations comply with UK data protection laws, FOI laws and regulations on privacy and electronic…
Another webcam claim settled in Lower Merion
John P. Martin reports: The Lower Merion School District has agreed to pay $10,000 to a teen secretly recorded by his school-issued laptop, the fourth settlement with a student since the webcam scandal broke last year. The school board approved the payout at its meeting Monday night, spokesman Doug Young said. Lower Merion paid more…
RCFP files amicus brief in U. of Illinois FERPA appeal
A press release issued by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Records related to a secret admission process at the University of Illinois that favored applicants with ties to large donors and the politically connected cannot be considered confidential student education records exempt from public release, according to a friend-of-the-court brief filed today in the U.S….