Georgina Robinson reports: A man who feared for his safety had to be escorted from his home by police after he was wrongly named on Facebook as a wanted serial killer in the United States. A vigilante group posted the man’s name and photograph on Facebook and labelled him the “Kensington Strangler”, who is wanted…
Category: Youth & Schools
Parents of Rutgers student intend to sue
The Associated Press reports that Tyler Clementi’s parents will be suing Rutgers. In a case that has drawn national attention about privacy violations and privacy harm via the internet, Clementi committed suicide in September after his roommate allegedly used a web cam to observe him in a sexual encounter with a man and reportedly tried…
TX: KISD coaches outed student – lawsuit (updated)
James Draper reprots: The mother of a Kilgore High School senior is suing the school and several of its employees in federal court, alleging that her daughter’s right to privacy was violated when she was forced to disclose her sexual orientation. The Texas Civil Rights Project, based out of Austin, is handling the suit pro…
UK: Fingerprints for pupils under fire
Emily Heward reports: Schools fingerprinting pupils have come under fire as the EU demands they justify the controversial practice. A handful of Calderdale schools, including Todmorden High and Brighouse High, use the biometric technology, where scans of children’s thumbs are stored and linked to a canteen or library accounts. But the European Commission has hit…