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The closures of schools and daycare centers this spring abruptly changed life for many American parents. As almost half of those with young kids lost ...
All families consider computer science to be an important subject for their kids to learn. But that's especially true for black parents and guardians.
Rules that protect children's data are being neglected or ignored in the rush to remote schooling.
Developing a Manifesto for better governance of children’s data.
Children whose parents didn’t have college degrees were more likely to have digital information transferred to third parties – including Facebook Graph – despite child privacy laws prohibiting the practice.
Social media companies must prioritize and design for teens
As workplaces and schools consider how to reopen safely, some organizations are looking to wearable technology to monitor health and activities. For example, the NBA plans on its players wearing smart rings as they anticipate starting a season at Walt Disney World. The ring can send audio alerts if players come within six feet of one another or are detected […]
Our new FAQs describe how K-12 and higher education administrators and educators can protect student privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A lack of dedicated funding and resources made it hard to keep data secure—and that was before classes moved almost entirely online.
Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor's research team discovered a data breach belonging to the e-Learning platform OneClass. OneClass is a remote learning platform that
Despite a shift in the types of incidents reported, experts suggest devices could be compromised and "waiting" to be reconnected to school networks in fall.
It’s a problem that many educators have been grappling with for years, but one that has been exacerbated—and made more public—by COVID-19: Many ...
On April 21, 2020, the head of Fairfax County Public Schools' (FCPS) IT department resigned after repeatedly fumbling the launch of FCPS’ online learning platform for the 189,000+ students in its jurisdiction. Assistant Superintendent for the Department of Information and Technology Maribeth Luftglass walked away from 21 years with FCPS after the historically prestigious school system failed to successfully implement virtual classrooms and exposed its students and teachers to online harassment a
As teachers pivot to distance learning, students without stable internet access have virtually disappeared.
A new study has concluded young people today rate similarly on interpersonal skills compared to those who grew up in the 1990s. The research suggests smartphones, screen-time, and social media have not negatively affected kids’ social skills, and modern concerns over the impact of screen-time recalls past “moral panics” over the effect of new technology on children.