Anya Kamenetz writes: …. Student data used to be the pet cause of a small group of lawyers and activists. Now, in part because of the InBloom controversy, it’s gaining broader attention. This year, 82 bills in 32 states have been introduced that somehow address student privacy. But what, exactly, is new here? How worried should…
Category: Youth & Schools
Our Privacy and Data Security Depend Upon Contracts Between Organizations
Add this to your must-read list for today. Dan Solove has a short article on LinkedIn that addresses what the FTC might do in the case where a school district enters into a contract with a cloud provider. Although the FTC generally has no authority over the education sector, they might take action against the…
Giant database to track Hoosier students from school to workplace
Barb Berggoetz reports: Imagine a giant database filled with every Hoosier student’s elementary and high school achievement test scores, SAT scores, college degrees and eventually job and salary history. State officials are preparing to build it. They want it to tell them exactly what happens to students who don’t finish high school or who switch…
UK: Government offers school pupil data to private companies
Olivia Solon reports: Data relating to every school pupil in England is now available for use by private companies thanks to a change in legislation implemented last year. The move is part of a wider government initiative to “marketise” data, which includes initiatives such as the much-criticised Care.data and the selling off of taxpayer data by HMRC. Education Secretary Michael…