Report: Tech Companies Are Spying on Children Through Devices and Software Used in Classroom
Technology companies are spying on school kids through devices and software used in classrooms. Those companies often collect and store children's names, birth dates, browsing histories, location data and much more â often without adequate privacy protections or the awareness and consent of parents, according to a new report from the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation.
MoreReport: Virtual Schools Expand in U.S. Despite Poor Performance
Virtual schools have expanded and proliferated in the United States, despite poor performance, lack of research support and inadequate policies, according to a report released this week by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC).
MoreCA Assemblyman Pulls Controversial Bill from Privacy Committee Hearing
California Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) has withdrawn AB-165 â a controversial bill that would have provided a student exclusion to the existing California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA) â from a Privacy Committee scheduled for Tuesday, April 18.
MoreReport: Worldwide IT Spending Forecast to Grow 1.4% in 2017
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 1.4 percent increase from 2016, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc. This growth rate is down from the previous quarter's forecast of 2.7 percent, due in part to the rising United States dollar.
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