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 […]
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.
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 […]
Switzerland – Regional youth prosecutor warns pornography in class chats is a frequent pattern
After pornographic images were shared in a school group chat in Switzerland, a parent reported the matter to police, triggering an investigation involving an entire class. Authorities confiscated students’ phones, analyzed device data, and interviewed the young people involved to determine who had sent, received, or stored the content. The article explains that Swiss juvenile […]
Sweden – primary school students viewed porn and horror content despite active web filter
Lower-grade (primary-school-aged) students in Sweden were found to have viewed pornographic and horror-themed content during class time despite the school having an active content filter in place. This indicates a filter-bypass failure rather than an absence of safeguards, which is a distinct and arguably more concerning technical failure mode than districts with no filtering at […]
Child experienced nightmares after viewing violent movie trailers at school
A parent reported that a 6-year-old child viewed violent movie trailers through a platform used at school. Following the exposure, the child began experiencing nightmares. The parent questioned the educational use of the platform after the incident. This is a personal interview. Source available to SHIELD.