(Getty Images) Data privacy advocates wary of school surveillance technology shortcomings Many schools have turned to technology to prevent violence on campus, but some experts say human solutions work better. Mar 5, 2024 By Skylar Rispens
(Getty Images) New York bans facial recognition in schools until at least 2022 States agencies will seek feedback from teachers, parents and school-safety experts to develop governance for the technology's possible future use. Dec 22, 2020 By Colin Wood
Getty Images Florida’s statewide student data project alarms privacy groups Civil rights watchdogs say the data-collection project to prevent school gun violence is being pushed into students' lives haphazardly. Jul 10, 2019 By Katya Schwenk
Getty Images New York school district pauses on facial recognition system Just days after installation, a facial recognition system at Lockport City School District is offline as the state reviews district privacy policies. Jun 4, 2019 By Colin Wood
The “Students’ Safety or Privacy? Why Not Both?” panel at South by Southwest EDU in Austin, Texas on March 6, 2019. From left to right: Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum; Michael Hawes, director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division (SPPAD) for the U.S. Department of Education; Chad Marlow, senior advocacy and policy counsel at the ACLU; Bryan Westerman, student data privacy officer at Denver Public Schools. (EdScoop) Are schools getting justifiable value out of their student surveillance? Educators must rethink the default assumption that blanket surveillance is worth the loss of privacy, experts say. Mar 20, 2019 By Ryan Johnston