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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

There have been 361 cybersecurity incidents involving public schools since 2016 according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , and with rates increasing year over year , schools need to be more aware of issues with data privacy and enact targeted solutions to keep student data safe.

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

Edsurge

But danah boyd, a Microsoft researcher and the founder of Data & Society, offered this grim prognostication: “Many of the forms of critical thinking that we’ve introduced into American education are backfiring right now.” What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire US Edtech Companies?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. For a time, Edmodo was quite the ed-tech industry darling. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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