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How Education is Becoming the Front Lines for Debating the Role of Algorithms

Edsurge

Among them are concerns over what happens to data in learning management systems like Canvas , to questions over whether campuses should ban facial-recognition software. An example of facial recognition technology would be using your face to unlock your iPhone. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. By 2021, most of the student body should be in the system." When this system gets breached, your identity may be forever compromised. million K-12 students. The breach affects 1.3

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. By 2021, most of the student body should be in the system." When this system gets breached, your identity may be forever compromised. million K-12 students. The breach affects 1.3

EdTech 150
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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

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She noted a likely “clampdown” due to concerns over student data privacy, and central district offices are on the hook to make sure that edtech tools are secure. So while top-down purchasing decisions may be loosening, “I also think there is going to be a pullback because of student data privacy issues.”

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