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online privacy

District Management

Calif. law targets social media monitoring of students

October 2, 2014 by By Kelly Corrigan, Glendale News-Press
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IT Management

U.S. school district monitors kids’ social media

September 20, 2013 by From staff and wire reports
social-monitor
A Southern California school district is trying to stop cyberbullying and a host of other teenage ills by monitoring the public posts students make on social media outlets…
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Teens largely self-reliant when it comes to online privacy

October 17, 2013August 16, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
In the age of social media, online privacy concerns are a consistent issue. A new survey reveals where teenagers, who often don't realize the impact a digital footprint…
District Management

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…
District Management

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…
District Management

Rutgers student who secretly videotaped roommate texted friend about ‘viewing party’

March 6, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
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District Management

FTC seeks comment on important online privacy changes

October 25, 2011October 20, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
Possible changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) are on the horizon as the Federal Trade Commission has proposed updating the law to reflect how technology…
Teaching Trends

The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2010

January 3, 2011January 3, 2011 by From staff reports
STEM education gets a boost amid concerns about U.S. competitiveness … States embrace cloud computing with large-scale school software projects… ... Read more
IT Management

The top 10 ed-tech stories of 2010: No. 4

January 3, 2011December 30, 2010 by From staff reports
Giving web users more control of their personal information online became a key priority for members of Congress in the past year, as well as for federal regulators…
District Management

Commerce Department tackles online privacy

December 17, 2010December 16, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
Aiming to set ground rules for companies that collect personal data online and use that information for marketing purposes, the U.S. Commerce Department is calling for the creation…
District Management

‘Do Not Track’ tool could enhance online privacy

December 3, 2010December 1, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
Federal regulators are proposing to create a "Do Not Track" tool for enhancing online privacy, so that people could prevent marketers from tracking their web browsing habits and…
District Management

Stage set for showdown on online privacy

November 10, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
After “do not call” lists became popular, more than 90 percent of people who signed up reported fewer annoying telemarketing calls. Now, privacy advocates are pushing for a…
District Management

New campaign targets online privacy for children and teens

October 14, 2010October 13, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor
Amid growing concern about how much information students are revealing about themselves in their personal profiles on social networking web sites and other online services, the national child…
District Management

Do students need more online privacy education?

November 5, 2013October 4, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Privacy advocates say the rules regarding internet privacy and appropriate online behavior should be stressed at colleges and universities, especially among incoming freshmen, in the wake of a…
District Management

Rutgers student kills self after sex act broadcast online

October 5, 2010September 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
A Rutgers University student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his…
IT Management

Facebook Places: Marketing tool or educational asset?

November 5, 2013September 28, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
The University of Kentucky, if all goes according to the campus’s marketing plan, could pop up in 1.3 million Facebook news feeds during the fall semester—and students might…
IT Management

Code that tracks users’ browsing prompts lawsuits

September 21, 2010 by Laura Ascione
Sandra Person Burns used to love browsing and shopping online. Until she realized she was being tracked by software on her computer that she thought she had erased,…
District Management

Columbia grad sues Google to unmask malicious poster

November 5, 2013August 24, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
A business consultant wants a court to force YouTube and its owner, Google Inc., to reveal the identity of someone who posted what she says are unauthorized videos…
District Management

Momentum building for federal online privacy rules

July 28, 2010 by Laura Ascione
Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., plans to introduce an online privacy bill that would create standards for how consumer information is collected and used for marketing, reports the…
District Management

Study: Young adults do care about online privacy

May 4, 2010April 16, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
All the dirty laundry younger people seem to air on social networks these days might lead older Americans to conclude that today's tech-savvy generation doesn't care about privacy.…
District Management

How privacy vanishes online

March 29, 2010March 17, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
Using bits of data from social-networking web sites, researchers have gleaned people’s names, ages, and even Social Security numbers, reports the New York Times.
District Management

Why no one cares about privacy anymore

March 12, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
Google co-founder Sergey Brin adores the company's social network called Google Buzz, CNet reports.
District Management

Redrawing the route to online privacy

March 29, 2010March 1, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
On the internet, things get old fast. One prime candidate for the digital dustbin, it seems, is the current approach to protecting privacy on the internet, according to…
District Management

Site asks social networkers to rethink revelations

November 5, 2013March 1, 2010 by From staff and wire reports
As more people reveal their whereabouts on social networks, a new site has sprung up to remind students and others that letting everyone know where you are --…
District Management

Facebook faces flak over privacy changes

December 18, 2009December 17, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
A Washington, D.C.-based privacy advocacy group and nine other organizations have filed a complaint against Facebook over the online social network's latest privacy changes.
District Management

How to protect your privacy on Facebook

December 18, 2009December 17, 2009 by From staff and wire reports
Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users to review and update their privacy settings. The site has given users many granular controls over their privacy,…

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