AP reports: A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform. The Consumentenbond and a foundation called Take Back Your Privacy demanded Thursday that TikTok pay damages to 1.2 million to…
Category: Youth & Schools
A Long Overdue Reckoning For Online Proctoring Companies May Finally Be Here
Jason Kelley writes: Over the past year, the use of online proctoring apps has skyrocketed. But while companies have seen upwards of a 500% increase in their usage, legitimate concerns about their invasiveness, potential bias, and efficacy are also on the rise. These concerns even led to a U.S. Senate inquiry letter requesting detailed information from three of the top proctoring companies—Proctorio, ProctorU,…
French CNIL Publishes Recommendations for Protecting Minors Online
Dan Cooper, Anna Oberschelp de Meneses, and Nicholas Shepherd of Covington & Burling write: On June 9, 2021, the French Supervisory Authority (“CNIL”) published recommendations to help strengthen the protection of minors online (see here, in French). These recommendations are the result of a survey and public consultation conducted by the CNIL in 2020, which focused…
Can Schools Police What Students Say on Social Media?
Colin Lecher says the answer may depend on a case before the Supreme Court. Brandi Levy was a Pennsylvania high school student when she sent a fateful, expletive-filled Snapchat in 2017. Levy had made her school’s junior varsity cheerleading team freshman year, with hopes to make the full varsity team as a sophomore. But after…