Ring doorbell ‘gives Facebook and Google user data’
Ring doorbells are providing customer data to companies such as Facebook and Google, an investigation suggests.
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US universities reject campus facial recognition systems
Facial recognition systems are hitting a wall of opposition on US university campuses, with the colleges that have tried the technology backing away and many others vowing not to allow it.
Mizzou students required to install location tracking app so college can ‘pinpoint’ them
The University of Missouri has started using an app in order to track students’ locations to measure attendance in classes.
Nearly $3 million is unaccounted for in UCLA’s student government
At the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly three million dollars in student fees used by two major student government organizations has gone unaccounted for in public records.
The clouds of violence over Indian campuses have a silver lining
India’s students have surprised many observers by standing up together to protest against injustice
College athletes will get paid in Tennessee, be allowed to advertise for businesses if bill passes
College athletes in Tennessee could start getting paid by sponsors under a set of bills being introduced by a bipartisan pair of lawmakers from Memphis.
Facebook and YouTube moderators sign PTSD disclosure
Content moderators are being asked to sign forms stating they understand the job could cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to reports.
A legal challenge for inclusive access
Big textbook publishers and retailers are accused of squashing competition from independent college bookstores.
A New Player in the College Completion Market
MOOC platform Coursera is teaming up with the University of North Texas to offer an online bachelor’s degree aimed at working adults with some college credit.
UNCW ditches ‘Women’s Studies’ to make way for ‘Gender Studies’
In an effort to be more inclusive to "transgender women," the University of North Carolina-Wilmington has changed its Women's Studies center to one for "Gender Studies."
