Digital Smarts - Districts Need Privacy Safeguards If Using Biometrics

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to help protect the privacy of students. Called the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, this legislation would set limits on how companies collect and use student data and would require companies to...

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, once famously was quoted as saying that privacy was no longer a "social norm" in a society that seemed compelled to share everything. Since then Facebook has had a tricky relationship with privacy. The company often seems to have a very hard time understanding what users do and don’t want to share with particular people, or the whole world for that matter, and has made a number of faux pas by changing its privacy settings without letting users know that their pages were suddenly accessible by more groups of people.

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, once famously was quoted as saying that privacy was no longer a "social norm" in a society that seemed compelled to share everything. Since then Facebook has had a tricky relationship with privacy. The company often seems to have a very hard time understanding what users do and don’t want to share with particular people, or the whole world for that matter, and has made a number of faux pas by changing its privacy settings without letting users know that their pages were suddenly accessible by more groups of people.

Wish you had someone other than your child to turn to when you have a question about the technology they use? The Parents Page of the A Platform for Good site can help...

Wish you had someone other than your child to turn to when you have a question about the technology they use? The Parents Page of the A Platform for Good site can help...

Have you ever wondered what information the federal government has file for you? An editor at Ars Technica found out what was on file about him from his international travel through his Passenger Name Records (PNR) and data created by airlines, hotels, and cruise ships whenever travel was booked...

Have you ever wondered what information the federal government has file for you? An editor at Ars Technica found out what was on file about him from his international travel through his Passenger Name Records (PNR) and data created by airlines, hotels, and cruise ships whenever travel was booked...

Privacy is certainly the watchword of the day, but how much is your school district is working to protect the privacy of your children and your family?...

Privacy is certainly the watchword of the day, but how much is your school district is working to protect the privacy of your children and your family?...

Do you have a recent high school grad on their way to college? As college student Leah Polakoff points out, the way college students use social media is quite different than the way they may have used it in High School.