Jules Polonetsky writes about how distance learning by schools has raised a host of data privacy concerns for students. He writes, in part: But many of these federal and state protections apply only to companies whose products are designed for schools, or if schools have a privacy-protective contract with vendors. As schools rushed to provide…
Category: Youth & Schools
North Dakota State Board of Higher Education passes policy to protect students privacy
Nikiya Carrero reports: The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education recently voted on a policy to protect student’s data. On behalf of the North Dakota Student Association, a resolution was created to protect student’s personal information from third-party vendors and various third-party websites that schools may utilize. This will forbid the 11 public colleges,…
U.S. senators urge probe of TikTok on children’s privacy
Reuters reports: Four U.S. senators, including a China hawk, urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting children’s privacy. In their letter, lawmakers noted a report by the Center for Digital Democracy, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and others saying that Chinese-owned…
Grandmother ordered to delete Facebook photos under GDPR
BBC reports: A woman must delete photographs of her grandchildren that she posted on Facebook and Pinterest without their parents’ permission, a court in the Netherlands has ruled. It ended up in court after a falling-out between the woman and her daughter. The judge ruled the matter was within the scope of the EU’s General…