Massachusetts state law regarding student records (similar to federal FERPA law).
A search engine company offers privacy as a competitive feature
A student teacher who was denied a teaching degree just days before graduating has lost a court battle against her would-be alma mater. One of the contributing reasons for her dismissal was because of a photo she posted onto MySpace.com. Regardless of which side was in the right in this dispute, Snyder's story is yet another reminder about the privacy impact of social networking sites.
Clay Shirkey (author of Here Comes Everybody) looks at James Grimmelmann's paper on the privacy issues of Facebook.
Only 25 percent of educators feel comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from online cyber predators, cyber bullies, and identity theft, according to a recent study.
Saul Hansell questions the privacy of Youtube since they broadcast your taste in videos - once subscribed to a channel, your user name and photo is usually listed on there is no way for you to keep your subscription private.
I wish we had this when we were putting together our op-ed... enjoy!
About 100 students at M.I.T. are trading privacy for a smartphone that tracks their calls, messages and movements.
An attorney for a suspended Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher said Thursday she never intended for the public to view negative comments she made about students on Facebook.
But the case is now part of a national debate that pits teachers' right to free expression against how communities expect them to behave.
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Massachusetts state law regarding student records (similar to federal FERPA law).
A search engine company offers privacy as a competitive feature
A student teacher who was denied a teaching degree just days before graduating has lost a court battle against her would-be alma mater. One of the contributing reasons for her dismissal was because of a photo she posted onto MySpace.com. Regardless of which side was in the right in this dispute, Snyder's story is yet another reminder about the privacy impact of social networking sites.
Clay Shirkey (author of Here Comes Everybody) looks at James Grimmelmann's paper on the privacy issues of Facebook.
Only 25 percent of educators feel comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from online cyber predators, cyber bullies, and identity theft, according to a recent study.
Saul Hansell questions the privacy of Youtube since they broadcast your taste in videos - once subscribed to a channel, your user name and photo is usually listed on there is no way for you to keep your subscription private.
I wish we had this when we were putting together our op-ed... enjoy!
About 100 students at M.I.T. are trading privacy for a smartphone that tracks their calls, messages and movements.
An attorney for a suspended Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher said Thursday she never intended for the public to view negative comments she made about students on Facebook. But the case is now part of a national debate that pits teachers' right to free expression against how communities expect them to behave.
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