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  1. 🚨🤦‍♂️ Ah, the classic tale of a student who thinks scraping personal data from classmates to build a stalker paradise is a "cool" idea. Turns out, university authorities and the police have a different perspective on this "really, really crazy" genius move. Who knew creating a digital witch hunt could end badly? 🙈📉
    monyatwu.com/blog/iitsocial/ #studentprivacy #digitalethics #datasecurity #stalkerparadise #universitynews #HackerNews #ngated

  2. California fined ticketing company PlayOn $1.1M after students had to hand over personal data to access tickets for school events through its GoFan platform. There was no opt-out; agreeing to tracking was required just to attend games or prom.

    calmatters.org/economy/technol

    #privacy #studentprivacy
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  3. Austrian regulator orders Microsoft to stop tracking school children: Austrian Data Protection Authority rules Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracked students without consent. Company has four weeks to comply with GDPR. ppc.land/austrian-regulator-or #Microsoft #DataProtection #GDPR #StudentPrivacy #AustrianRegulator

  4. Schools must be careful not to let "educational technology titans" exploit students for profit or use them to test new products. Technology should serve the educational good, not techno-corporate ideals. #StudentPrivacy #EdTechEthics

  5. The quiet expansion of surveillance in education is dangerous.

    From bus scanners to AI analytics, a student's every move is tracked, creating a data trail that can follow (and potentially harm) marginalized students.

    Convenience must not bypass due diligence. Demand transparency, governance, and the right to privacy.

    wiobyrne.com/privacy-isnt-opti

    #StudentPrivacy #EdTech #DigitalLiteracy

  6. From what I've read elsewhere, PowerSchool paid the ransom and watched the hackers "delete the data" live on a videoconference. Uh huh, yeah sure, the data was deleted 🙄

    PowerSchool breach worse than thought, company says "all" student and teacher data accessed
    techradar.com/pro/security/pow

    #databreach #powerschool #k12education #k12sysadmin #k12schools #education #studentprivacy #infosec

  7. Most bills that purport to increase parental rights provided limited opportunities to mitigate harmful effects of #EdTech platforms. Instead, they undermine #StudentPrivacy through the use of tech tracking student demographics, particularly related to gender expansive students. cdt.org/insights/the-intersect

  8. To avoid undermining education, #privacy bills should clearly exempt schools/vendors by class, activity, or existing legal framework. Policymakers must balance #StudentPrivacy & schools' ability to leverage data effectively. cdt.org/insights/brief-uninten

  9. This is a critical moment for schools to act, as protected classes of students are at disproportionate risk of disciplinary action due to #GenerativeAI use – such as students with disabilities. Schools must put detailed guardrails & resources in place to combat this. #StudentPrivacy

  10. Recent review of the #Ransomware attack targeting a D.C. area school system was found to have compromised the personal data of over 100k+ people. As #CyberAttacks of K-12 schools continue, policy solutions that protect #StudentPrivacy are critical
    therecord.media/md-school-syst

  11. From Time Magazine: “...reports that internet searches of LGBTQ+ students have been flagged at disproportionate rates by #AI software. Their activities may then be brought to attention of school officials, involuntarily ‘outing’ these students.” CDT’s report: cdt.org/insights/report-off-ta #StudentPrivacy