Sean Flynn reports: The Department of Education says it will revise its arrangements for collecting information from schools after the Data Protection Commission warned it could be in breach of legislation. In discussions with the commission earlier this year, the department confirmed it would seek parental consent in relation to the collection of sensitive personal…
Category: Youth & Schools
Burnsville man charged with taking hundreds of secret photos of girls
Joy Powell reports: A Burnsville man is suspected of taking hundreds of photos of unwitting girls’ inner thighs and panties at public libraries, parks, the Minnesota Zoo and in his neighborhood, court documents say. Dean K. Lindo, 38, is charged with five counts of “interference with privacy,” a felony, for allegedly holding a camera and…
UK: Facebook unveils child safety ‘panic button’
Daniel Emery reports: Facebook has announced it will allow a “panic button” application on its social networking site. The button, aimed at children and teenagers, will report abuse to the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) and Facebook. […] Ceop, the government law enforcement agency tasked with tracking down online sex offenders, called…
Big Brother row as ‘food police’ secretly photograph schoolchildren’s packed lunches
Sarah Harris: Teachers have used ‘Big Brother’ tactics to secretly spy on children’s lunch boxes, it has been revealed. They have covertly photographed pupils’ packed lunches over the last six months and analysed the contents. Staff have awarded marks to the food and then revealed their findings to outraged parents, offering them advice on how…