In the aftermath of the Tyler Clementi suicide, Dan Solove writes: … This tragic episode might be the center of the media’s attention, but it isn’t an isolated occurrence. Cyberbullying is rampant among our youth. Some studies show that more than 40% of young people claim to have been victimized by cyberbullying at some point…
Category: Youth & Schools
School installs £9,000 facial recognition cameras to stop students turning up late… and teachers could be next target
As if we needed any more surveillance of youth or reason to be concerned about turning youth into a nation of sheep living in a surveillance state, this from the UK: A school has introduced futuristic face recognition cameras to combat students arriving late for classes. The £9,000 Face Register system monitors more than 200…
UK: More councils named and shamed in child protection cases
Adam Wagner reports that a UK judge recently held that public interest warranted revealing the name of a Council involved in child protection charges, even if there was some privacy risk to the children: Coventry City Council v X, Y and Z (Care Proceedings: Costs: Identification of Local Authority) [2010] EWHC B22 (Fam) –Read judgment…
Do students need more online privacy education?
Dennis Carter writes: Privacy advocates say the rules regarding internet privacy and appropriate online behavior should be stressed at colleges and universities, especially among incoming freshmen, in the wake of a Rutgers University student’s suicide after a video of him having sex was posted on the web without his consent. Read more on eSchool News….