Kids aren’t the only ones learning in the classroom. Turns out, tech companies have access to a lot of student data that makes parents and teachers increasingly uncomfortable.Tech companies spy on students through data collection, and many educational technology firms don’t have proper protections in place to ensure privacy, according to a new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).Laptops, tablets and wearable devices collect information on individual students — from birth dates to what they look at online.The EFF investigated 152 tech services currently used in classrooms and found they ”were lacking in encryption, data retention and data sharing policies.””We are hoping by documenting these concerns, we can drive home the point that these are concerns to be taken seriously,” EFF researcher Gennie Gebhart told CNNTech.
Källa: New report says tech companies spy on students in school – Apr. 14, 2017
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