Natasha Singer reports: TikTok, the popular app for making and sharing short videos, has flouted an agreement it made with the Federal Trade Commission to protect the privacy of children on the service, a coalition of 20 children’s and consumer groups said on Thursday. Last year, TikTok agreed to make major changes to settle charges that one of its…
Category: Youth & Schools
NYS Education Department rules Success Academy and its CEO violated student privacy
Since 2015, PogoWasRight.org has been reporting on a federal student privacy complaint against Success Academy Charter Schools and its CEO, Eva Moskowitz. The complaint alleged the school and its CEO improperly disclosed an identifiable student’s disciplinary records to a reporter who was investigating complaints against the school. From the outset, this site and blogger noted…
Funding off limits for school facial recognition projects
Connor Hoffman reports: In a surprise unannounced change, the New York State Education Department amended its website to explain the department is not currently approving Smart Schools Bond Act project applications that utilize facial recognition technology. The Union-Sun & Journal noticed the change last week. “The Review Board is not currently approving plans that include facial recognition…
Google Still on Hook for Claims Game Apps Spy on Kids
Victoria Prieskop reports: A New Mexico judge found that while Twitter and other software development kit creators can’t be held responsible for collecting the personal information of children using kid-focused apps and games, Google is not off the hook. In a lawsuit filed in September 2018, New Mexico’s attorney general claimed the maker of a children’s gaming…