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Most don’t have bank passwords. Few have credit scores yet.
As the dominant provider of library management solutions for K–12 libraries, Follett School Solutions’ change of ownership warrants attention.
With the understanding that many schools lack the resources fulfill every best practice, the standards doc divides each security measure into four distinct levels of implementation – which each ensuing level resulting in less risk.
Cybersecurity risks facing school districts are escalating as primary and secondary educational institutions have become more dependent than ever on digital systems during the pandemic, an education cybersecurity non-profit warned on Thursday.
Nice mini-glossary to start.
Against behavioral tracking and vendor dossiers.
One school using the software saw that a student’s face was captured more than 1,000 times during the week
Greenlight says it isn't currently selling data on kids' spending habits to advertisers, but its privacy policy suggests it could start anytime.
The answer may hinge on a case now before the Supreme Court
A Florida school district allegedly provided grades, attendance records and disciplinary information to the county Sheriff’s Office.
Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. The education sector knows all too well the harm that can occur when assessments aren’t given securely. There’s the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal that resulted in the indictment of 34 teachers and principals, along with […]
Read our new primer on why we need to change the model and keep kids' data off-limits. Read the Kids Action update.
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North Carolina school district buys face biometrics to monitor students and staff | Biometric Update
A facial recognition surveillance system from Verkada has been purchased in North Caroline by a rural school district in northwest of Charlotte.
The Department of Education will look into whether the school district violated federal law by sharing personal student information without consent.
Servers have to be labeled if they’re focused on "NSFW themes."
The settlements of three class-action cases could prompt industrywide changes for apps and ads aimed at young people.
Cybercriminals have ramped up attacks against public school districts, underscoring how ransomware has become a daily scourge preying on Americans almost daily.
Updated March 5 On any given school day, just one or two students show up in-person for Houston teacher Trevor Toteve’s lectures. With the bulk of his class opting to learn remotely during the pandemic, several beam themselves into the classroom via webcam. But most students appear as static, black boxes. Toteve urges the high […]