by Internet Safety Labs | Jan 22, 2024 | Research
Updated 1/22/24 We’re happy to report that the ScorecardResearch tracker has been removed from the PBSKids.org website. We appreciate PBS removing this cross-site tracker. Updated 11/29/23 As a non-profit, independent product safety testing organization, Internet...
by Internet Safety Labs | Nov 16, 2023 | Policy
Last month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) requested public comment regarding docket NTIA-2023-0008, an initiative to protect youth mental health, safety & privacy online. Internet Safety Labs was pleased to provide comments...
by Internet Safety Labs | Nov 16, 2023 | Research
Two of the districts covered in our 2022 benchmark find themselves victims of recent data breaches at the hands of the same entity, SingularityMD [not to be confused with the company of the same name], Clark County Public Schools in Nevada and Jefferson County Public...
by Internet Safety Labs | Oct 27, 2023 | Insights
One of the things we measured in our 2022 US K12 EdTech Safety Benchmark was the presence of risky trackers within the school’s website. In fact, we recorded the presence of Facebook and Twitter trackers (amongst several others) within the school websites. Similar...
by Internet Safety Labs | Oct 26, 2023 | Research
Prompted by the news of this lawsuit, we tallied how many of the schools in our 2022 EdTech benchmark had Facebook, Instagram or Twitter school accounts. The results are not surprising. 91% of schools studied have one or more Facebook accounts. (Note that schools...
