PogoWasRight.org recently linked to an opinion piece by a student in Singapore who felt the press had not respected his privacy when they covered an incident at his school. His description raised questions for me: The student who wrote this commentary in The Independent was obviously distraught by the incident and then further distraught by…
Category: Youth & Schools
Aristotle Removed from List of FTC-Approved Children’s Privacy Self-Regulatory Programs
Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Aristotle International, Inc. (Aristotle) has been removed from the list of self-regulatory organizations that police for compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Operators of websites and online services that paid Aristotle fees to participate in its self-regulatory program can no longer receive favorable regulatory treatment….
Google Wins Dismissal of Children’s Privacy Rights Suit
Jake Holland reports: Google Inc. and other online service providers no longer have to face a proposed children’s privacy class action after a California federal judge axed all claims in the case. The proposed class action, consisting of state privacy and consumer rights claims, is dismissed because the plaintiffs indicated they wouldn’t file an amended…
Student sues San Dieguito district, says classmate cyberstalked her, hacked her grades
I missed this one when it was first published two weeks ago, but apart from the privacy issues involving cyberstalking, it involves a hack of a school district’s information system and a class action lawsuit against the software firm. Kristen Taketa reported: Haley Dinsmore was 12 when a classmate at Earl Warren Middle School asked…