Seen at EPIC.org: November 20, 2023</p In comments filed November 13th, EPIC urged the Department of Education to establish safeguards that guide the development and deployment of any AI technologies funded by the Seedlings to Scale program. The Department of Education filed a Request for Information asking for insight to guide its efforts in funding technology intended…
Category: Youth & Schools
Privacy news involving or affecting students or minors.
The Failure of FERPA
Sarah Hartman-Caverly writes: A billboard truck trolled public streets around Harvard University, broadcasting the names and faces of students who signed an open letter blaming Israel for the terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas. As reported by The Harvard Crimson and other outlets, students associated with organizations that signed on to the letter composed by the Harvard…
UK Online Safety Act Becomes Law
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes; On October 26, 2023, the UK Online Safety Act (the “Act”) received Royal Assent, making it law in the UK. The Act seeks to protect children from online harm and imposes obligations on relevant organizations, including social media platforms, to prevent and remove illegal and harmful content. In a press release, the…
Utah Publishes Proposed Rules for Age Verification and Parental Consent in Social Media Law
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On October 15, 2023, a proposal was published on Utah’s social media regulation law, S.B. 152, which was signed earlier this year. As part of Utah’s effort to regulate social media companies, state officials released proposed rules for S.B. 152’s requirement that social media companies verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for minors who intend…
Face Search Engine PimEyes Blocks Searches of Children’s Faces
Kashmir Hill reports: Concerns about children’s privacy have led PimEyes, the public face search engine, to ban searches of minors. The PimEyes chief executive, Giorgi Gobronidze, who is based in Tbilisi, Georgia, said that technical measures had been put in place to block such searches as part of a “no harm policy.” PimEyes, a subscription-based…
A.P. girls’ home staff gave out confidential data many times earlier, reveals probe by child rights’ panel
Rajulapudi Srinivas reports: The AP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) on Monday reprimanded the staff of the Girls’ Shelter Home at Krishnalanka in the city, from where the profiles of rescued minor girls leaked a few days ago, for their negligence. Responding to a report published in The Hindu on the alleged…