A reminder that sometimes the law protects what we might wish it wouldn’t. Eric Goldman writes: Omegle enables real-time video and text chats with users assigned at random. The case involves an 11 year old girl who was a first-time Omegle user. The complaint alleges that a malefactor John Doe manipulated her into disrobing so…
Category: Youth & Schools
This Private Equity Firm Is Amassing Companies That Collect Data on America’s Children
Vista Equity Partners has been buying up software used in schools. Parents want to know what the companies do with kids’ data By: Todd Feathers Over the past six years, a little-known private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners, has built an educational software empire that wields unseen influence over the educational journeys of tens of…
Proposed bill would allow video & audio recording in Florida classrooms
Evan Donovan reports: A new bill filed in the Florida Legislature would allow video and audio recordings in school classrooms, forcing teachers to wear microphones and allowing parents to review video of any ‘incidents.’ HB 1055 is sponsored by Fla. Rep. Bob Rommel (R-Naples). It would allow school districts to install video cameras in classrooms for…
Privacy News from Here and There….
Did you miss a lot of news while you were getting ready for the holidays? Here’s some of what Joe Cadillic compiled for his December 20 round-up: Oregon TITAN Fusion Center Sued Over Domestic Spying Operation: https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/oregon-sued-over-domestic-spying-operation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58a33e881b631bc60d4f8b31/t/61b8bb6d462c75142d0b2bea/1639496557832/Farrell-Smith+v.+Oregon%2C+Complaint+%2812.14.21%29.pdf The US public isn’t fully aware of the extent of law enforcement and government surveillance: https://reclaimthenet.org/public-isnt-fully-aware-of-the-extent-of-law-enforcement-surveillance/ Federal…