To follow up on my previous blog entry about Tyler Clementi’s suicide, here are two pointers to some thoughtful discussions of the tragedy: Law professor and privacy scholar and author Dan Solove comments in, The Clementi Suicide and Invasion of Privacy on Concurring Opinions. Journalist and author Jeff Jarvis follows up on an interview he…
Category: Youth & Schools
TX: Student badges equipped with tracking devices
Tiffany Craig reports: Students in Santa Fe have to wear ID badges to class, complete with a built-in tracking device. The Smart Badge program started this school year, and is getting mixed reviews from parents and students. Patrick Mann is a senior and said he feels like he’s in prison. “Normally, the one people you would…
State Sen. Turner proposes increasing penalties for privacy invasions
As I predicted, it was only a matter of time before we’d start hearing about new laws being proposed following Tyler Clementi’s suicide. Now Matt Friedman reports that a New Jersey legislator is proposing increased penalties for invasion of privacy. While prosecutors are still considering whether to throw in some bias crime charges against the…
UK: Government u-turn may bring back revised ContactPoint children’s database
Antony Savvas reports: The government is considering bringing back a version of the controversial ContactPoint children’s database, just months after the original project was halted. The ContactPoint database project was launched by the previous Labour government, but the Tories vowed to scrap it if they won power, on the grounds that it was a potential security…