Wayland Public Schools provides a laptop computer to every Middle School and High School student – a significant benefit. All of these computers are monitored by Wayland Public Schools, however, and every keystroke can be recorded. Education, health care, mental health and behavior data are also stored on School servers and computers. How is your child’s data being recorded and protected? In January, the Wayland computer network was attacked by hackers from Eastern Europe – who took complete control over systems in the Wayland Finance Office and nearly stole $4 million. Was your family’s data on the Wayland network? How is it being protected? Should you be concerned? The presenters think so, and they invite you to them for a public information session. They are holding a public meeting at Wayland High School on Thursday, December 3, 7-9pm
- Welcome and Introduction : Aina Lagor, Wayland parent
- ACLU Massachusetts Student Privacy Rights Report: Kade Crockford. Kade Crockford is the Director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts. Kade works to protect and expand First and Fourth Amendment rights and civil liberties in the digital 21st century, focusing on how systems of surveillance and control impact society in general and their primary targets—people of color, Muslims, immigrants and dissidents.
- Wayland Data Security Issues: Mark Hays. Mark Hays has 30 years of experience as an executive in the IT industry, specializing in health care and digital security. He serves as a member of the FBI / Department of Homeland Security’s InfraGard program, and hasbeen encouraging Wayland to improve computer security.
- Internet Privacy and Tools for Safe Web Surfing: Alison Macrina. Alison Macrina is a librarian, privacy rights activist and founder / director of the Library Freedom Project, which aims to make real the promise of intellectual freedom in libraries by teaching librarians and their local communities about privacy rights and law, surveillance threats, and privacy-protecting tools you can use to safeguard digital freedoms.
For more information please contact:
Aina Lagor
Phone: 914.255.2402
Email: AhLagor@Verizon.net
Event flyer online here.
