ACLU backs student-device privacy bill; civil liberties group and some educators urge limits on remote device access
House Bill 5176 would restrict when schools may remotely activate cameras, microphones or geolocation on school-issued devices. The ACLU supported the bill; an education advocate warned it could unintentionally limit access if personal devices are included.
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The committee heard advocacy for House Bill 5176, a measure that would restrict school officials’ ability to access cameras, microphones and location services on student devices outside narrowly defined circumstances.
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