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Feds investigating makers of cell-phone apps for kids

December 13, 2012December 12, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

The government is investigating whether software companies that make cell phone apps have violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and…

How a lone grad student scooped the government—and what it means for your online privacy

July 3, 2012July 2, 2012 by By Peter Maass,  ProPublica

As the FTC tries to protect consumers’ online privacy—by publishing a report targeting the data-collection practices of mobile apps for kids, for instance, and launching a voluntary Do…

FTC drops Google StreetView inquiry; other countries, not so much

October 28, 2010 by staff and wire services reports

The Federal Trade Commission has ended its inquiry of Google and the data it collected from unsecured wireless hotspots, citing the company’s improved privacy policies, reports ZDNet.

Schools fall victim to P2P security breaches

November 5, 2013February 24, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Peer-to-peer file sharing in schools and colleges has come under scrutiny again after a Federal Trade Commission probe turned up massive security breaches that made student grades, Social…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

Feds investigating makers of cell-phone apps for kids

How a lone grad student scooped the government—and what it means for your online privacy

FTC drops Google StreetView inquiry; other countries, not so much

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