From the Information Commissioner’s Office: We have issued a reprimand to a school that broke the law when it introduced facial recognition technology (FRT). Chelmer Valley High School, in Chelmsford, Essex, first started using the technology in March 2023 to take cashless canteen payments from students. FRT processes biometric data to uniquely identify people and…
Category: Youth & Schools
Court ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmates
Ashley Belanger reports: A Spanish youth court has sentenced 15 minors to one year of probation after spreading AI-generated nude images of female classmates in two WhatsApp groups. The minors were charged with 20 counts of creating child sex abuse images and 20 counts of offenses against their victims’ moral integrity. In addition to probation, the teens…
Louisiana Bans Targeted Advertising to Minors on Social Media Platforms
Lindsey Tonsager, Jenna Zhang, and Natalie Maas of Covington and Burling write: On June 18, 2024, Louisiana enacted HB 577, prohibiting “social media platforms” with more than 1 million users globally from displaying targeted advertising to Louisiana users that the platform has actual knowledge are under 18 years of age and from selling the sensitive personal…
Anonymous messaging app targeting teens: Read the disturbing allegations in FTC and Los Angeles DA action against NGL
By Leslie Fair for the Federal Trade Commission, July 9 – An anonymous messaging app marketed to kids and teens: What could possibly go wrong? A lot, allege the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. A complaint against NGL Labs and founders Raj Vir and Joao Figueiredo alleges violations of the FTC Act, the…