Stephanie Bodoni reports: A London judge granted a 12 year-old girl anonymity so she can take TikTok to court over allegations the social-media company violated the European Union’s strict data protection rules. The London child “intends to go to a court asserting — rightly or wrongly — that her privacy rights and those of others…
Category: Youth & Schools
NYC Ousts 12,000 Students From In-Person Class Over Virus Test Forms
Henry Goldman reports: About 12,000 New York City students who signed up for in-classroom learning must receive remote lessons because parents failed to sign consent forms for weekly random testing, school officials said. “Due to the extensive efforts of our staff, 91% of students who need a consent form have one on file,” said Nathaniel…
Moscow court finds Google, YouTube guilty in breach of privacy over video depicting minor
Interfax reports: Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has granted a motion by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) against Google LLC and YouTube by finding them guilty in a breach of privacy law. “The respondents’ actions have been found unlawful and violating the people’s right to personal and family…
New York bans facial recognition in schools until at least 2022
Colin Wood reports: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Tuesday making his state the first to ban the use of facial recognition technology and other biometric technology in both public and private K-12 schools. The new law places a moratorium on schools purchasing or using biometric technology until at least July 1, 2022…