Unauthorized Exposure of National Identity Numbers of Norwegian University Students and Staff via Feide
A technical error in the Norwegian identity management system, Feide, resulted in the unauthorized transmission of national identity numbers to external service providers when users logged in. At a major Norwegian university, 15,019 students and staff had their national identity numbers shared, with 7,873 of those individuals having their data stored by third-party service providers […]
Japan – student forum evidence of porn access on school iPad via home WiFi
Multiple anonymous posts on a Japanese Q&A forum show students discussing access to pornographic content on school-issued iPads, including one post explicitly describing watching pornographic videos on a school iPad via home WiFi, and others asking whether such access would be detected by school filtering or monitoring systems. These are first-person, self-reported accounts.
Student targeted with body-shaming and cyberbullying in class WhatsApp group
During a university student election campaign, a 21-year-old female student was subjected to weeks of severe online harassment after endorsing a candidate in her class WhatsApp group. Classmates made vulgar comments about her body and verbally attacked her, which caused her to experience depression, retreat to her residence, and withdraw from school and student activities.
A female college student experiences non-consensual sharing of intimate images and subsequent harassment
Following a national newspaper interview in which she spoke about her mental health, a female college student had private intimate photos and videos leaked by her ex-boyfriend in a local Facebook group. The media quickly spread across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, and local blogs, resulting in severe cyberbullying, harassment by strangers on the street, and threatening […]
Madhya Pradesh, India – Pornographic video played on classroom LED screen
A pornographic video was played on a classroom LED screen at a public school in Madhya Pradesh, India, with approximately 13 minor students present and no teacher in the room; one student recorded the incident, which went viral on social media. Local education officials formed a three-member fact-finding committee, including two school principals, to investigate […]
Student experiences daily headaches after school-year use of school-issued laptop
A student experienced daily, intense headaches after a school year of using and transporting a school-issued laptop for her education. As a result of these persistent physical symptoms and a perceived lack of academic benefit, her parent decided to opt her out of using the school’s computer and digital curricula for the subsequent school year.
Consumer commission in West Bengal orders Byju’s to refund parent who financed course through agent-arranged loan
A father purchased a Byju’s learning programme for his daughter, paying Rs 5,000 upfront and financing the remaining Rs 60,000 through a loan from a private finance company that, according to the consumer commission’s order, was arranged by a Byju’s authorised representative. After deciding within the promised 15-day trial period that his daughter was dissatisfied […]
Morphed obscene images of college teachers and female students circulated through paid Telegram group in Kerala
Two college students were arrested after allegedly morphing and circulating obscene images and videos of teachers and female students. During the investigation, police reportedly found child sexual abuse material on the devices of the accused, resulting in charges under the POCSO Act. Investigators alleged that the students participated in a paid Telegram group where such […]
Victoria, Australia – primary-aged children access pornography at school
In June 2015, primary-school students in Melbourne accessed pornographic images on school iPads after an error in the school’s internet filtering system allowed inappropriate images to appear through a search-engine image search. The school investigated the incident and corrected the filtering issue.
Students at two Norwegian schools exposed to privacy risks through forced Strava app use
Students at two schools in a Norwegian municipality were instructed to use the fitness tracking app Strava as part of their school activities. The municipality failed to maintain control over how the students’ personal data was processed within the app, violating GDPR. Consequently, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority issued a 50,000 NOK fine to the […]