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Higher education
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

UCSD faculty fear student, employee information may have been shared with Trump administration for investigation

UC San Diego faculty fear students' and employees' personal information may have been shared with federal investigators, risking targeting by the Trump administration.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Letters: UC leadership should resign after handing over names

As the UC system asks its supporters to stand up against the federal government's demand for $1 billion from UCLA, it throws 160 of its own under the bus. In a cynical act of self-service, UC's leadership has given the names of those who practiced free speech, endangering their lives and livelihoods. As a Berkeley alum, I am appalled by this decision.
California
#uc-berkeley
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Maine fights Trump DOJ demand for identity of every student athlete in the state

Maine Principals' Association refused a DOJ subpoena for student-athlete rosters to protect minors' personally identifiable information amid a federal effort targeting transgender female athletes.
#data-breach
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
3 weeks ago

Texas sues PowerSchool over breach compromising info of over 880,000 students, teachers - DataBreaches.Net

A PowerSchool data breach exposed sensitive personal and health information of over 880,000 Texas students and teachers, prompting a lawsuit by the Texas Attorney General.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Feds investigating Mass. school district over student survey that referenced gender identity, sexual activity

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Burlington Public Schools for allegedly administering a Youth Risk Behavior Survey despite parents' opt-out requests.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Creepy AI Will Look Up a Teacher's Info to Predict What Grade They'll Give a Paper

Grammarly released an AI Grader that uses publicly available instructor information and uploaded rubrics to predict student grades and provide tailored feedback, raising privacy concerns.
Education
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Student Sue School For Using AI To Snoop Through Their Emails - Above the Law

Students should have a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding their messages, and AI surveillance tools like Gaggle raise significant privacy concerns.
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