Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

There is a concern that data is now a strategic resource, and that acquiring companies for their large data sets could be a means by which China could undermine the strategic influence of the United States. Edmodo began shifting to an advertising model last year , after years of struggling to generate revenue.

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Student Data Privacy Company Data EdTech 133

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security. Current web browsing policies in K–12 schools may be allowing third parties to collect and sell student data , creating a need for schools to update and maintain safe internet use protocols. Find more best practices for maintaining student data privacy!

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Policies Data Student Data Privacy Edmodo 178

Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire US Edtech Companies? And Pearson is still around. Any firm operating in the U.S.

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EdTech Pearson Industry Student Data Privacy 112

Fractus Learning

MARCH 10, 2015

MyPermissions is an excellent tool to help clarify student privacy settings and is a great conversation starter on personal data access. A free tool for browsers and phones ( iOS and Android ), MyPermissions collects and displays every app, site and service that has access to your personal data.

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Tools Student Data Privacy Edmodo Android 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

How vulnerable is student data at U.S. That’s a critical question now that many, if not most, of the nation’s 51 million students are learning online at least some of the time. That’s because there’s no federal requirement for school districts to report data breaches. public schools? That’s more than four times greater.

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Pearson Data Student Data Privacy Edmodo 144

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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