Matthew Heller comments: A high-profile privacy lawsuit against a Pennsylvania school district that allegedly used remote-controlled cameras on laptop computers to snoop on students may turn out to be a tempest in a teapot unless the plaintiffs can show the district had some voyeuristic purpose. […] There is no doubt the district bungled badly by…
Category: Youth & Schools
Administrator agrees to surrender computer in Web cam case
John P. Martin brings us the latest development in the lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District for activating a webcam to record a student in the student’s home: The Lower Merion School District administrator who had the ability to activate the Web cams on students’ laptops agreed Friday to let investigators inspect her personal…
Lawsuit demands Vatican name priests accused of sex abuse
Alan Duke reports: An Illinois man is suing the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI for allegedly covering up sexual abuse by a priest at a Catholic school in Wisconsin. The lawsuit demands the Vatican release the names of thousands of Catholic priests that the suit says have “credible allegations of sexual misconduct” against them. […]…
California Bill Would Boost Online Privacy For Minors
Social networking sites may soon be prohibited from posting certain personal information about minors in California. A bill approved 25-4 Thursday by the state Senate would require the sites to remove the option allowing users to publicly post their home address or phone number if users say they are under the age of 18. The…