Preschool classroom AI-training study cancelled after surveillance objections
Researchers proposed recording preschool classrooms to train AI systems. Parent objections regarding monitoring and consent resulted in cancellation of the project.
Privacy Violations in a Norwegian Municipality’s Use of the Spekter School Mapping Tool
A municipality in Agder, Norway deployed the digital mapping tool Spekter at local schools to track bullying and class environments. The tool collected non-anonymous peer-reported details identifying specific students as bullies, victims, or class disruptors, which was done without proper legal basis, transparency, or the ability for named students to access or correct the allegations. […]
University Student Union President Suspended Following Leak of Private Video
The Student Union Government President of a Nigerian university was suspended and faced potential academic expulsion after a private, intimate video was leaked and widely shared across social media. The incident was characterized as an act of cyber-extortion, prompting an intervention by a national student association that disputed the university’s disciplinary action as a violation […]
Unauthorized Posting of Minors’ Images on TikTok and Facebook by a School in Kenya
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Kenya found a local school liable for multiple data protection violations after the school published photographs and videos of minor pupils on TikTok and Facebook for marketing purposes without obtaining parental consent. The regulator initiated an investigation after a parent filed a complaint regarding the school’s stated […]
Secondary School Teachers Forced into Salary Deductions for Mandatory ICT Tablets
A state education board issued a directive requiring secondary-school teaching and non-teaching staff to either purchase ICT tablets or enroll in a salary-deduction scheme through a private vendor. The directive reportedly stated that failure to comply could affect eligibility for promotion, prompting criticism that educators were being required to personally fund workplace technology despite low […]
State Teachers Subjected to Enforced Salary Deductions for Substandard Laptops
The article references an earlier program between approximately 2014 and 2018 in which teachers were reportedly required to obtain laptops through salary deductions. According to the report, many educators later complained that the devices were of poor quality and did not meet expectations, contributing to distrust of subsequent technology procurement initiatives.
Norwegian Regulator Warns Municipalities Over Student Data Protection Failures in Google School Platforms
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) issued warnings of reprimand to three Norwegian municipalities for GDPR violations associated with their school-wide deployments of Google Chromebook and G Suite for Education. The regulator determined that the municipalities failed to perform adequate risk and privacy impact assessments, failed to establish a proper legal basis for data processing, […]
Private School in Kenya Ordered to Compensate Parent for Publishing Minor Student’s Exam Results in Newspaper Without Consent
A private school in Kenya shared the name and exam results of a minor student with a national media group, which published them in an advertising feature of a newspaper in August 2025. This disclosure occurred without the consent of the minor’s parent, who had previously objected in 2023 to such publications and received assurances […]
New Zealand – harmful content accessed despite significant school device safety investment
Researchers found that harmful content could be accessed on school-issued iPads used by primary school pupils, raising concerns about the effectiveness of online safety controls on educational devices.
Norway – Pornographic and violent content on minor boy’s school-issued tablet
A parent reported that pornographic and violent video content appeared on their first grade boy’s school-issued tablet, finding that the tablet had no restrictions or content filters.