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UNC Chapel Hill considers classroom surveillance policy after economics professor dismissal

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is working out a new policy on classroom recordings after a recent controversy.

Jul 18, 2024 By Colin Wood

University of Colorado Boulder police start publishing license plate reader data

Police at the University of Colorado Boulder have begun publishing statistics that reveal how they're using license plate readers installed around campus.

Jun 25, 2024 By Colin Wood

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

Duke researcher apologizes for exposing student images to Chinese military

A database containing images of 2,000 students has now been used by organizations around the world, including two Chinese military research academies.

Jun 14, 2019 By Colin Wood

SXSW panel — 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