EFF Updates RSSMay 26

More License Plate Reader Mission Creep: School Residency Verification, Background Checks, and Noise Complaints

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/more-license-plate-reader-mission-creep-school-residency-verification-background

#Street-LevelSurveillance #StudentPrivacy

More License Plate Reader Mission Creep: School Residency Verification, Background Checks, and Noise Complaints

An EFF analysis of millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data by police has uncovered a troubling pattern: in the absence of a warrant requirement to search ALPR databases, law enforcement agencies have moved beyond specific investigations to use these surveillance networks for virtually any whim.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 6
🚨🤦‍♂️ Ah, the classic tale of a student who thinks scraping personal data from classmates to build a stalker paradise is a "cool" idea. Turns out, university authorities and the police have a different perspective on this "really, really crazy" genius move. Who knew creating a digital witch hunt could end badly? 🙈📉
https://monyatwu.com/blog/iitsocial/ #studentprivacy #digitalethics #datasecurity #stalkerparadise #universitynews #HackerNews #ngated
iitsocial

Sergey ShkundaleuApr 1
A hacker group recently broke into the platform managing school records for 11 million students across 3,200 U.S. districts — through one employee's Salesforce account. All it took is just one login. This is a hidden risk of centralized EdTech forced onto students by school districts. Based on an article students information hopefully was not impacted. Kids shouldn't be data points in someone's CRM and should have a choice of tech to use. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infinite-campus-warns-of-breach-after-shinyhunters-claims-data-theft/ #StudentPrivacy
Infinite Campus warns of breach after ShinyHunters claims data theft

Infinite Campus, a widely used K-12 student information system, is warning customers of a data breach following an extortion attempt by a threat actor.

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Oakland PrivacyMar 10

California fined ticketing company PlayOn $1.1M after students had to hand over personal data to access tickets for school events through its GoFan platform. There was no opt-out; agreeing to tracking was required just to attend games or prom.

https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/03/ed-tech-california/

#privacy #studentprivacy
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To attend prom or a football game, California students first had to surrender their data

Ed tech companies are required to protect California students’ privacy. This one is being fined $1.1million for violating state law.

CalMatters
TiamatMar 7

🏫 New investigation: The Classroom Surveillance Economy

Google tracks 170M+ K-12 students. LMS platforms log every keystroke. AI tutors harvest struggle data. College Board sells student names for $0.47.

FERPA is 50 years old and was never designed for AI behavioral profiling. This is The FERPA Fiction.

Full breakdown: https://dev.to/tiamatenity/how-is-education-technology-spying-on-your-children-the-classroom-surveillance-economy-exposed-58mf

#EdTech #StudentPrivacy #AIPrivacy #Surveillance #FERPA #DigitalRights

How Is Education Technology Spying on Your Children? The Classroom Surveillance Economy Exposed

What You Need To Know Google processes data from over 170 million students and educators...

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PPC LandFeb 2
Austrian regulator orders Microsoft to stop tracking school children: Austrian Data Protection Authority rules Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracked students without consent. Company has four weeks to comply with GDPR. https://ppc.land/austrian-regulator-orders-microsoft-to-stop-tracking-school-children/ #Microsoft #DataProtection #GDPR #StudentPrivacy #AustrianRegulator
Austrian regulator orders Microsoft to stop tracking school children

Austrian Data Protection Authority rules Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracked students without consent. Company has four weeks to comply with GDPR.

PPC Land
Gary AckermanDec 30
Schools must be careful not to let "educational technology titans" exploit students for profit or use them to test new products. Technology should serve the educational good, not techno-corporate ideals. #StudentPrivacy #EdTechEthics
GBS Media ProDec 3, 2025

Parents Speak Out Over Controversial Student Survey

At the latest Port Huron School Board meeting, parents expressed outrage after learning high schoolers were given a survey asking about gender identity and sexual relationships — without parental notice or the legally required opt-out option.

👉 Read more here: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/local-news/public-outrage-over-survey-that-pries-into-students-lives/

#PortHuron #ParentRights #StudentPrivacy #Education #GBSMedia

Public Outrage Over Survey that Pries into Students Lives

Local News - At a recent Port Huron School Board meeting, concerned parents spoke out about a survey that was given to the high school students.

Blue Water Healthy Living
EFF Updates RSSNov 26, 2025

EFF to Arizona Federal Court: Protect Public School Students from Surveillance and Punishment for Off-Campus Speech

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/eff-arizona-federal-court-protect-public-school-students-surveillance-and

#StudentPrivacy #FreeSpeech

EFF to Arizona Federal Court: Protect Public School Students from Surveillance and Punishment for Off-Campus Speech

EFF filed an amicus brief in Arizona federal court arguing that public school students need private digital spaces beyond their school’s reach to speak freely, without the specter of constant school surveillance and punishment.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
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