A Princeton student who tried to raise awareness about how much information the university makes available about students online may have bought himself some trouble with the university. Anastasya Lloyd-Damnjanovic reports: “Congrats on using Gmail for your Princeton email,” Dan Li ’11 wrote in the hundreds of e-mails he sent out over the last few…
Category: Youth & Schools
NYC: ‘Spier’ education: Officials pull plug on website promoting hidden camera gadgets for principals
Rachel Monahan reports that the New York Daily News uncovered some really nasty spying in the NYC schools: School principals-turned-Inspector Gadgets had their online spy-gear store shuttered after the Daily News exposed their link to the sleuthing market. The city Education Department pulled the plug on its website portal to an I-Spy-type arsenal where principals…
Another cyberbullying case in New Jersey reminds us of how much needs to be done
Yesterday, James Queally of the Star-Ledger in New Jersey reported on a case involving cyberbullying. The cyberbullying went on for three years and any parent reading what happened to the victim would share the parent’s concerns and frustration trying to get the situation addressed. One of the interesting “factoids” in the piece was that the NJ State…
Colby professor resigns amid secret-camera flap
Scott Monroe reports from Maine: A tenured economics professor at Colby College was forced to resign late last month after allegations surfaced that he set up a hidden surveillance camera to take photos of female students in a bathroom while chaperoning an international student trip, according to court documents. Philip H. Brown, an associate professor…