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Did you know an estimated 500,000 online child predators are active daily? As students head back to school in the US, a TikTok video recently went viral reminding parents to be careful about what they included in back to school social media posts. That...
Embedding best practices into the collection of image consent leads to a greater response from parents with better overall results. That is the finding from pixevety research into school photo consent practices around the globe. (But many schools continue to keep...
Technology that credibly communicates privacy commitments can inspire trust in protecting a customer’s digital footprint. However, many tech companies still don’t seem to care much about privacy, and happily continue to exploit our personal data to make a quick buck!...
For many schools today, a Facebook/Instagram page, or Twitter account serves as an essential platform to update their communities about school activities and events, especially during a pandemic. However, a recent study showed that sharing good news stories...
Children today have little control over their digital footprint and are being increasingly exposed to greater risks online. The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably been a contributing factor, with 65.4 million abusive photos and videos reported in 2020 in the US alone –...
A compelling privacy issue of our time is the use of facial recognition (FR) and the potential invasiveness of this technology. Quite apart from the use of FR in civil surveillance and law enforcement, which is highly topical and has been the subject of proposed (and...
Like many of us, are you searching for that one product that provides a similar experience to Apple or Google Photos but with more privacy and protection? The current global pandemic has substantially enhanced our awareness about personal online security, safety, and...
It was great to hear in the news this morning that the NSW Department of Education believed teachers spent too much time on “low value” administrative tasks, and aims to reduce that by 20 per cent by the end of 2022. Let's hope others follow suit... At the same time...
According to the Center for Internet Security, the number of cyber incidents aimed at K-12 schools are expected to increase by 86% in the upcoming school year. It declared U.S. schools saw unprecedented numbers of cyberattacks in 2020, and though many schools...
With the average school capturing around 30,000-50,000 photos and videos featuring students per year, scattered across various devices, I thought it timely to touch on the topic of student image protection as some of these images are then posted online, exposing a...