Two news items out of China this weekend suggest diminishing privacy rights both online and offline. Robin Hicks reports: Internet users in China will soon be required to reveal their identities before they surf the web. This, Chinese government officials have told FutureGov, will enable China’s netizens to “speak freely” in a secure environment. The Real…
Category: Youth & Schools
Treasurer’s daughter, Marshall University settle FERPA breach lawsuit
Following up on a privacy lawsuit filed several months ago, Phil Kabler reports: Marshall University has reached a tentative settlement with a daughter of state Treasurer John Perdue, over a lawsuit contending that the school violated privacy laws by releasing confidential information regarding her coursework. Attorneys for Emily Perdue have agreed to voluntarily dismiss the…
Parents Contest Legality Of School Searches
Case: Harold Burbank et al. v. Canton Board of Education Court: Connecticut Supreme Court Date: Oct. 27 Time: 11 a.m Summary: Parents are challenging the constitutionality of searches conducted at Canton high school and middle school during which drug sniffing dogs were used to try to locate any possible drugs in lockers or parked cars….
Fact or Fiction: Child Identity Theft
From the ITRC: Fiction 1: Child identity theft is a new crime. Fact: This egregious crime has been happening for decades. Even before the IRS required that children be assigned a Social Security Number (SSN) for tax tracking purposes, people have stolen the identity of children to create a “new life” for themselves. It is…