Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 19, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it reached an agreement with Swiss digital game developer Miniclip, S.A. (“Miniclip”) to settle allegations that Miniclip misled consumers about its membership in a COPPA safe harbor program. In 2009, Miniclip joined the FTC-approved Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) COPPA safe harbor…
Category: Youth & Schools
City School District Disabled Cameras On Student-Issued Computers Because of Privacy Concerns
Sarah Schneider reports: The 23,000 students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools district cannot see their teachers when they’re asking questions or completing assignments. The district chose to disable computer cameras that would allow video conversations because of privacy concerns. Read more on WESA.
TikTok Broke Privacy Promises, Children’s Groups Say
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…
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…