Data Privacy: We Will Not Waver

We want and fight for there to be laws banning the collection of biometric data without informed consent.  Actually, considering our data is our personal property, and data is currency, evidenced by the plethora of “free” platforms that profit greatly … Continue reading →

Data To Go… with Cream and Sugar

People think things are free when they get something in exchange for some personal data.  Maybe it is free, if you don’t value your privacy.  There is a youtube video that I hope will help people realize they should be … Continue reading →

Surveillance Capitalism: A Mutant Form of Capitalism

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I was going to include this article in a news scoop this morning but in reading it I thought it deserved a post of its own.  People should be alarmed.  Unfortunately, most are simply complacent, likely due to not being … Continue reading →

Sharenting: Violating Children’s Right to Privacy?

Maybe the bigger question to ask is do any of us have a right to privacy anymore?  If we do, why isn’t that right respected and protected? I just read an article from Forbes called Posting About Your Kids Online … Continue reading →

FBI: Data Collection and Unsecured Systems Could Pose Risks to Students

The complete text of a public service announcement released by the FBI on September 13, 2018 is provided below.  It raises a lot of questions for me and should raise a lot of concern on the part of parents, teachers, … Continue reading →

Do You Trust This Computer?

This is a documentary video about Artificial Intelligence.  The video is very good and likely frightening for most people…  or it should be.  Couple Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the data being collected on everyone on our society, not just in … Continue reading →

The Data Have Landed

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A friend sent me the graphic below the other day.  There was indication it was posted on the The Opt Out Florida Network.  I checked their website and didn’t find it there.  I did find it on their FaceBook page.  … Continue reading →

Gambling On Our Futures: Big Data, Global Finance and Digital Life

That’s the title of the video below by Alison McDowell.  The info posted on youtube about the video says: “Pay for Success” and social impact investing are poised to take over the public sector, imposing online service delivery and expansive … Continue reading →

Ed-Tech Today: Providing Hope and Opportunity or a Pathway to the Gig Economy of Tomorrow?

The Network for Public Education (NPE) held their 4th annual conference in Oakland, CA on October 14 and 15. A team put together by Parents Across America Puget Sound gave a panel presentation at the conference. Some information about the … Continue reading →

SAT Season is Here–Beware

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Many school districts in the state administer the SAT. Check your school and district calendars for SAT administration dates if it is administered at your local high schools. Unwittingly, the majority of students provide personal information to the College Board … Continue reading →