„In addition to youth protection, data protection is also being passed on from the state to the schools. However, they are unable to handle this. As with the maintenance of the devices, the schools are left to manage on their own and only provide inadequate youth protection over the Wi-Fi.”
In particular, the possibility of downloading games onto the tablets, so-called in-game purchases – that is, the investment of real money in additional purchases during the use of a game – is highly problematic. While parents restrict their children's use of smartphones accordingly to protect them from financial risks, as well as violent or pornographic content, the school devices no longer provide this care at the latest when switching Wi-Fi networks. This means that the state is not fulfilling its duty of care for the students; the Ministry of Education must follow up on this,” said Secretary General Marcel Mucker.
