The Department of Children and Families told the court that juvenile care-and-protection matters are statutorily impounded, that the Juvenile Court appropriately balanced competing interests, and that any ruling should preserve the presumption of privilege for these records.

During argument the court repeatedly probed what the trial-court meant by 'wholesale dissemination' and whether the order's language that no portion beyond those in the article 'shall be further disseminated' means the Globe has only one opportunity to use released material.

The Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a trial judge may impose conditions limiting how the Boston Globe may use audio recordings the court released under Rule 7B, including a restriction tied to the Globe's 'first article.' Appellant counsel argued those limits are prior restraints; appellees defended narrow, purpose-based limits to protect children and institutional interests.

Two parents told the board the districts device practices may violate the Children's Internet Protection Act and the district's own policies, citing Microsoft Copilot on some elementary devices and potential tracking; the superintendent has scheduled a technology community conversation for Nov. 19 to review policies and pilots.

Two parents told the board the districts device practices may violate the Children's Internet Protection Act and the district's own policies, citing Microsoft Copilot on some elementary devices and potential tracking; the superintendent has scheduled a technology community conversation for Nov. 19 to review policies and pilots.

Multiple parents and staff told the Laguna Beach school board that Trustee Howard Hills circulated photos and video of students in election‑related messages, calling the action morally wrong and asking the board to consider censure and a policy review. Teachers said the messaging undermined trust with students and families.

Multiple parents, teachers and the district PTA urged the Board of Education to reduce technology use in early grades, increase transparency about vendors and apps, and ensure analog materials and teacher supports before scaling back devices. Speakers called for study, guardrails and community engagement.

Judge George Wu's 16-page tentative ruling keeps TikTok US under reporting duties through 2029. A Monday hearing will test the last quarter of a $400m deal.

Judge George Wu's 16-page tentative ruling keeps TikTok US under reporting duties through 2029. A Monday hearing will test the last quarter of a $400m deal.

Judge George Wu's 16-page tentative ruling keeps TikTok US under reporting duties through 2029. A Monday hearing will test the last quarter of a $400m deal.

Judge George Wu's 16-page tentative ruling keeps TikTok US under reporting duties through 2029. A Monday hearing will test the last quarter of a $400m deal.

Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal.

 GPS trackers for children may put the tracked individuals and the people tracking them in danger, according to an investigation presented at the Black Hat security conference. Vangelis Stykas, CTO of Kumio, and Felipe Solferini, principal AI security engineer, discovered that 39 different consumer brands of parental monitoring devices share the same server in China where the data stored on them are processed.  The researchers named the producers of the technologies, which the mentioned companies used in their devices, SeTracker, SinoTrack and TKStar. They found 45 different vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized access to children’s smart devices enabling eavesdropping, video surveillance, and total remote control of the system where valuable information is stored. The researchers stated that to perform all these actions, a hacker would need only a free account on any of these platforms.  The scientists also found that parental monitoring devices of different brands did not have the necessary authorization restrictions, which allowed accessing their systems freely. These devices could collect and store much more personal information than monitoring their location. Some of them have the functionality to record the screen, as well as control the camera and microphone. Thus, the location of the tracked device, photographs and video, the child’s screen, the applications and websites he visits, and his personal information can be known to unauthorized people.  At the beginning of the demonstration, the researchers showed how they managed to run a script on a children’s smartwatch, which, among other things, dialed a phone number and transmitted an audio signal without any notification on the displayed screen that the call had begun. The scientists emphasized that the experiment was carried out ethically, and they used devices provided to them for the investigation. Stykas and Solferini also discovered that attacks on the system could have been made two years before the investigation began.  This indicates that, in principle, someone could have been able to track the child’s location and personal data without his knowledge. The researchers contacted the companies more than 30 times, but received no response. One unknown dealer, however, responded to the scientists, noting that he was helping them investigate and would forward the information to the manufacturer. Researchers have concluded that parental monitoring devices pose a serious danger to privacy and safety by possessing many vulnerabilities.  The investigation demonstrated that the same server is used for different brands, and the lack of protection allows hackers to gain full control of the system and track all the child’s activities. The report also suggests giving up these devices, and for those parents who want to control their children’s devices, the scientists recommended using the built-in tools of the giants: Apple Screen Time, Google Family Link, and Microsoft Family Safety.

TikTok reached a $400M settlement with US regulators for severe child privacy violations, a historic COPPA penalty. It mandates significant platform reforms, reinforcing tech accountability for protecting minors' data. #ChildPrivacy

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of violating child privacy laws in the country. As part of the settlement, the social media platform will pay $300 million immediately, and an additional $100 million "upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered against

EDPB outlines GDPR-compliant principles for verifying age online, focusing on data protection and children's privacy.

EDPB outlines GDPR-compliant principles for verifying age online, focusing on data protection and children's privacy.