Chris Cheesman reports: The privacy watchdog has issued a reminder that it is not illegal for parents and friends to take photos of pupils at school concerts or nativity plays under data protection rules. Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said today: ‘Having a child perform at a school play or a festive concert is a very…
Category: Youth & Schools
Students Say Schools’ Use of Mace Creates a ‘Police State’ in Birmingham
Tracey Dalzell Walsh of Courthouse News reports: In a federal class action, students and parents accuse the Birmingham Board of Education and Police Chief of “creating a police state within the city’s public high schools” by allowing police officers to “brutalize” students “with chemical weapons,” including Mace, as a way to “enforce basic school discipline.”…
Some Questions for Rep. Markey Regarding His New Kids’ Privacy Bill
Adam Thierer writes: As part of what Politico’s Tony Romm calls this week’s “all-out online privacy blitzkrieg,” Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass) announced he would be proposing legislation aimed at better protecting kids from the supposed evils of online “tracking” and marketing. Apparently, Rep. Markey’s effort will build on the “Do Not Track” proposal that is garnering so much attention…
Ed Markey to take up kids’ privacy bill
Tony Romm reports: One of the House’s top online privacy advocates is promising legislation next year that would allow parents and children to opt out of being tracked on various websites. The forthcoming bill, to be authored by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass), will heavily emphasize “Do Not Track” technology – tools that can be built…