Daniella Miletic reports: MATTEL’S trademark vinyl doll is getting older but she has embraced technology – Barbie’s new built-in camera abilities are worrying some privacy advocates and psychologists. The Barbie Video Girl doll has been criticised for enabling children to film themselves and others using a hidden camera in Barbie’s necklace. The doll, which retails…
Category: Youth & Schools
School Buses Tracking Kids With Fingerprint and Card Scanners
Caleb Johnson writes: To ensure that kids don’t get off at the wrong stops, some school districts have started using fingerprint and card scanners to track students who ride school buses. The Desert Sands Unified School District, located just north of San Diego, began testing a Biometric Observation Security System (BOSS) on its buses earlier this…
FCC taking on cyberbullying in schools
Jasmin Melvin reports: Schools receiving subsidies for Internet service will have to teach students about the perils of cyberbullying and the responsible use of social networking sites, the U.S. telecommunications regulator said on Friday. Cyberbullying “happens when teens use the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post text or images intended to…
Students accused of secretly recording Tyler Clementi withdraw from Rutgers after tragedy
Kelly Heyboer and Amy Ellis Nutt report: One of the two students accused of secretly using a webcam to watch Tyler Clementi in an intimate encounter with another man has withdrawn from the university — but she hopes to eventually return to classes, friends said. Molly Wei, 18, e-mailed professors to get assignments and continued…