Adam Lynn and Joyce Chen report on the outcome of a lawsuit against the Puyallup School District filed by four students over publication of their names in a story on oral sex in the student newspaper. The case was previously covered on PogoWasRight.org here and here: A Pierce County jury found Wednesday that the Emerald…
Category: Youth & Schools
Google, Apple Blasted as No-Shows at Children’s Online Privacy Hearing
Jenna Greene writes: Congressional hearings can be an uncomfortable experience for the participants. But at a hearing today on children’s online privacy by the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, the harshest words were reserved for those who were absent. Google Inc. and Apple Inc. both declined invitations to participate, though Facebook…
U.S. Plans New Rules on Student Privacy
The U.S. Education Department announced on Monday that it would propose new regulations governing student privacy rights in the next several weeks. In an announcement in the Federal Register, the department said that it would revise rules to carry out the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, with two goals in mind. One would be…
FTC Tells Congress It Is Reviewing Whether Technology Changes Call for Revisions to the Agency’s Rule Protecting Kids’ Online Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission today said that the rapid-fire pace of technological change, including an explosion in children’s use of mobile devices and interactive gaming, has led the agency to accelerate its review of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) to make sure that it is still adequately protecting children’s privacy. Although the…