EAGLE SCOUT | Issue No. 20-21
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| No. 20-21 | 9 Nov 2020 |
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FEATURE | Report: Distance learning amplifies need
for focus on student data privacy 23 October 2020 UNITED STATES – Almost half of teachers receive no substantial training on data privacy, while only four in ten schools discuss their data protection practices with parents. This is according to a survey commissioned by the Center for Democracy and Technology. The report recommends focusing on privacy training for teachers and imparting to parents how student data are protected. READ MORE |
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FEATURE | Data Protection for schools as end of Brexit transition period looms
25 October 2020
UNITED KINGDOM – At the end of the Brexit transition period this December, UK schools must take steps to ensure data protection compliance to allow data flow from the greater European Economic Area (EEA). They must identify the personal data to be affected and determine the applicable safeguard or derogation should the UK’s application for an adequacy finding not be granted. READ MORE
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NEWS | Privacy concerns greet facial recognition system
by secondary education board 26 October 2020
INDIA – A new facial recognition system introduced by India’s Central Board of Secondary Education for the use by grade school students is raising concerns over the security of biometric data. Using a facial recognition tool, it will allow students to download academic material. However, the website hosting the system does not have a privacy policy on how they process biometric facial data. READ MORE
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NEWS | Guidelines for CCTV use in schools sought after online leaks
29 October 2020
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) are being asked to provide guidelines on the use of CCTVs in schools after a video was posted online showing teachers facing administrative complaints. This was raised during hearing on the implementation of the Magna Carta for Public Schools in the Senate. The Coordinating Council of Private Education Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA) appealed strict observance of the law to prevent trial by publicity on such confidential matters. READ MORE
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NEWS | Lazada suffers data breach;
personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts for sale online 30 October 2020 SINGAPORE – A Lazada spokesperson has confirmed that the personal data from 1.1 million accounts from their online grocery service RedMart has been stolen and is being sold online. Names, phone numbers, and partial credit card numbers of the site’s users were illegally accessed from an old database system, no longer in use. READ MORE |
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