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The masterminds behind last year’s Dallas ISD breach: it’s not who you think(wfaa.com)
2 points by edtechstrats 5y ago|0 comments
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Help [the MarkUp] Investigate the Ed Tech Industry(themarkup.org)
1 points by edtechstrats 5y ago|0 comments
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NY Enacts Law Suspending Use, Directing Study of Facial Recognition in Schools(governor.ny.gov)
2 points by edtechstrats 6y ago|0 comments
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by edtechstrats 6y ago
Parents/students do not have a private right of action under applicable federal law (FERPA). The US Dept of Education could theoretically hold the school district to account, but that would be extraordinary (speaking of the current con
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by edtechstrats 6y ago
I track US public school cybersecurity incidents and this represents a change in tack for ransomware attackers vis-a-vis schools. Clark County (Las Vegas) is only 1 of 3 school districts since the start of the school year compromised with r
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Cameras in the Classroom: Facial Recognition Technology in Schools (2020)(stpp.fordschool.umich.edu)
1 points by edtechstrats 6y ago|0 comments
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The College Board Is Sharing Student Data Once Again(consumerreports.org)
1 points by edtechstrats 6y ago|0 comments
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Backlash forces UCLA to abandon plans for facial recognition on campus(medium.com)
2 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|0 comments
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by edtechstrats 7y ago
Today Show piece available here: https://www.today.com/video/inside-the-facial-recognition-te...
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In fight over facial recognition, district pleads its case on Today Show(lockportjournal.com)
1 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|2 comments
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Insurance Companies Are Fueling a Rise in Ransomware Attacks(propublica.org)
1 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|0 comments
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LA Governor Declares 'State of Emergency' Due to School Cyber Incidents(k12cybersecure.com)
1 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|0 comments
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Cyberattacks inflict deep harm at technology-rich schools(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|0 comments
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by edtechstrats 7y ago
They left Wi-Fi enabled on their cell phones, which automatically connected to the school network when within range. IT staff then associated the log-ins with individual students - allowing them to be identified and caught. Original article
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Wi-Fi helped ID teens who drew racist, anti-Semitic graffiti(apnews.com)
15 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|2 comments
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A NY School District Defies State, Plans To Proceed With Facial Recognition Test(buzzfeednews.com)
98 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|57 comments
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by edtechstrats 7y ago
Related: "Florida Plan for a Huge Database to Stop School Shootings Hits Delays, Legal Questions" https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/05/30/florida-plan-f...
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Schools Are Deploying Digital Surveillance Systems(edweek.org)
2 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|1 comments
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Uber, Lyft drivers manipulate fares at DCA causing artificial price surges(wjla.com)
252 points by edtechstrats 7y ago|290 comments
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by edtechstrats 7y ago
Best example I am aware of is from Penn Manor SD in PA, but others exist. [1] https://opensource.com/education/14/9/interview-charlie-reis... [2] https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/edito
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Creative Commons statement on shared images in facial recognition AI(creativecommons.org)
3 points by edtechstrats 8y ago|0 comments
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A New Cybersecurity Incident Strikes K-12 Schools Nearly Every 3 Days(edsurge.com)
2 points by edtechstrats 8y ago|0 comments
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A Class Registration Bot Backfires(insidehighered.com)
1 points by edtechstrats 8y ago|0 comments
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by edtechstrats 8y ago
They boys are clearly tech-savvy to a degree (they build their own PCs, mined crypto, understood Windows user permissions, etc.), but I seriously doubt that they would or could have broken into the district's systems without two things
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by edtechstrats 8y ago
Other students tipped off school administrators when a network filtering bypass devised by one of the two boys went viral across the district.
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by edtechstrats 8y ago
I first profiled the story of one of the two boys at https://k12cybersecure.com/blog/moths-to-a-flame/ . AMA.
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They Hacked Their School District When They Were 12(edweek.org)
5 points by edtechstrats 8y ago|0 comments
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Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Is It the Best Role Model?(nytimes.com)
6 points by edtechstrats 8y ago|0 comments
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Florida is testing driverless school shuttles – what could go wrong?(thenextweb.com)
2 points by edtechstrats 8y ago|0 comments
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by edtechstrats 8y ago
More context for this story here: https://www.pogowasright.org/back-to-school-revolt-in-spring...

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